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Roberto Alonzo
Roberto Alonzo (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 104. He assumed office in 1993. He left office on January 8, 2019.
Alonzo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas Railroad Commission. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on July 14, 2020.
Biography
When Alonzo served in the state House, his professional experience included working as an attorney. He previously served as the Assistant Texas Attorney General, a legislative aide in the Texas Senate, and as a paralegal for the Texas Rural Legal Aid Clinic/Oficina de la Gente Legal Aid Clinic.
Alonzo served as a member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors, Harry Stone Montessori Parent Teacher Association, Hispanic PAC/USA Board, Knights of Columbus Oak Cliff Council 3593, Oak Cliff Coalition for the Arts, Oak Cliff Little League President, Wynnewod North Neighborhood Association, and the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Higher Education |
| • Pensions, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Alonzo served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Higher Education |
| • House Administration |
| • Pensions, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Alonzo served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Higher Education |
| • House Administration |
| • Pensions, Vice chair |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Alonzo served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • Higher Education |
| • Redistricting |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
James Wright defeated Chrysta Castañeda, Matt Sterett, and Katija Gruene in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Wright (R) | 53.0 | 5,831,263 |
 | Chrysta Castañeda (D)  | 43.6 | 4,792,422 | |
 | Matt Sterett (L) | 2.3 | 247,659 | |
| Katija Gruene (G) | 1.2 | 129,638 | ||
| Total votes: 11,000,982 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission
Chrysta Castañeda defeated Roberto Alonzo in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chrysta Castañeda | 62.0 | 579,698 |
 | Roberto Alonzo | 38.0 | 355,053 | |
| Total votes: 934,751 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Chrysta Castañeda and Roberto Alonzo advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kelly Stone and Mark Watson in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chrysta Castañeda | 33.8 | 598,638 |
| ✔ | | Roberto Alonzo | 28.7 | 506,748 |
 | Kelly Stone | 21.7 | 383,453 | |
 | Mark Watson | 15.8 | 279,911 | |
| Total votes: 1,768,750 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
James Wright defeated incumbent Ryan Sitton in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Wright | 55.3 | 991,593 |
 | Ryan Sitton | 44.7 | 801,904 | |
| Total votes: 1,793,497 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Katija Gruene advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Katija Gruene (G) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Matt Sterett defeated Charlie Stevens in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Sterett (L) |
 | Charlie Stevens (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 104
Jessica Gonzalez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 104 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Gonzalez (D) | 100.0 | 26,078 |
| Total votes: 26,078 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 104
Jessica Gonzalez defeated incumbent Roberto Alonzo in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 104 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Gonzalez | 62.5 | 3,570 |
| Roberto Alonzo | 37.5 | 2,140 | |
| Total votes: 5,710 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Roberto Alonzo ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 104 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 104 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Roberto Alonzo Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 26,751 | |
| Total Votes | 26,751 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Roberto Alonzo ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 104 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Roberto Alonzo Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Roberto Alonzo was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
Alonzo ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 104. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
2010
Alonzo won re-election in District 104. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 104 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Robert Alonzo (D)
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7,936 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Alonzo won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 104th District, receiving 16,655 votes without opposition.[9] He raised $153,155 for his campaign.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 104 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Robert R. Alonzo (D)
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16,655 | 100.00% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[12]
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Personal
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Alonzo and his wife, Sylvana, have three children.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Legislature website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile (Archive)
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 104 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House District 104 1993-2019 |
Succeeded by Jessica Gonzalez (D) |
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