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Ruben Corvalan

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Ruben Corvalan
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Ruben Corvalan (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Corvalan was born in Santiago, Chile, and immigrated to the United States to finish his studies as an electrical engineer at Cleveland State University. He has worked as an electrical engineer for several companies and opened his own consulting company in 1990. At the time of his candidacy, Corvalan owned AmpSAFE, LLC, an electrical engineering consulting company.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Corvalan's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]

“
  • Immigration: "Millions of people are living in fear of being deported back to their native countries. It is utterly irrational to deport all these undocumented immigrants. The economical and social cost would be catastrophic. I propose a pragmatic, common sense solution that would be easy to implement. Create a process by which all qualified adult undocumented immigrants obtain a temporary working visa. A qualified undocumented immigrant is one with no criminal record. This temporary visa should be renewed every two years. The only reason for denying a temporary visa is a record of criminal activity."
  • Federal Budget: "The government collects around $2.9 Trillion and spends $3.5 Trillion. This represents a deficit of $ 638 Billion. This is totally irresponsible! The US national debt is more than $17.5 Trillion. This represents a debt of more than $55,000 per citizen or more than $150,000 per taxpayer. Many families in the US live responsible lives. Income exceeds, or at least equals, expenses. It is just common sense. But our federal government seems to be exempt from this common sense rule."
  • Personal Privacy (Fourth Amendment): "I support the rights recognized by the Fourth Amendment extending protection from unreasonable search and seizure unless done under a judicial warrant supported by probable cause. What is the probable cause and judicial warrant for spying on (i.e. collecting and storing) your telephone conversations?"
  • Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (Second Amendment): "We should not be denied this basic right given to us by our Second Amendment. If this right is eroded, peaceful and law abiding citizens will be at a substantial disadvantage to protect themselves and their family."
  • Term Limits for Elected Federal Congressman: "Our political system could greatly improve by limiting the terms of elected representatives. In theory, the elected official should be representing you and all the rest of the citizens that elected her or him. Nevertheless, it is general knowledge, that our elected representatives experience strong pressure from party leaders (interested in retaining and even expanding political power) as well as from cunning lobbyist representing powerful economical interests. The longer this elected representative is in office, the tighter this pervasive knot becomes."

[3]

”
—Ruben Corvalan's campaign website, http://rubenforcongress.org/issues.htm

Elections

2018

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent William Hurd defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Ruben Corvalan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Hurd
William Hurd (R)
 
49.2
 
103,285
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
 
48.7
 
102,359
Image of Ruben Corvalan
Ruben Corvalan (L)
 
2.1
 
4,425

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 210,069
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23

Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones
 
66.8
 
16,696
Image of Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
 
33.2
 
8,296

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 24,992
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Gina Ortiz Jones and Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Judith Ann Canales, Jay Hulings, and Angela Villescaz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones
 
41.6
 
18,443
✔
Image of Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr.
 
17.4
 
7,710
Image of Judith Ann Canales
Judith Ann Canales
 
17.0
 
7,538
Image of Jay Hulings
Jay Hulings
 
15.0
 
6,649
Image of Angela Villescaz
Angela Villescaz
 
9.1
 
4,032

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 44,372
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23

Incumbent William Hurd defeated Alma Arredondo-Lynch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of William Hurd
William Hurd
 
80.4
 
24,569
Image of Alma Arredondo-Lynch
Alma Arredondo-Lynch
 
19.6
 
5,986

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,555
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2016

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2016

Texas' 23rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Will Hurd (R) won re-election to his second term, and defeated former Rep. Pete Gallego (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hurd ousted Gallego in the 2014 general election to win the seat. Hurd defeated William Peterson in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Gallego defeated Lee Keenen to win the Democratic nomination. Ruben Corvalan (L) also sought election to the seat.[4][5]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd Incumbent 48.3% 110,577
     Democratic Pete Gallego 47% 107,526
     Libertarian Ruben Corvalan 4.7% 10,862
Total Votes 228,965
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 23 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd Incumbent 82.2% 39,870
William Peterson 17.8% 8,628
Total Votes 48,498
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Gallego 88.4% 43,223
Lee Keenen 11.6% 5,688
Total Votes 48,911
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Corvalan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd District. Corvalan won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014.[6] He was defeated by Will Hurd (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7]

U.S. House, Texas District 23 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurd 49.8% 57,459
     Democratic Pete Gallego Incumbent 47.7% 55,037
     Libertarian Ruben Corvalan 2.5% 2,933
Total Votes 115,429
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Personal

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Corvalan is married and has two children.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Campaign website, "About Ruben," accessed August 4, 2014
  2. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 4, 2014
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  6. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
  7. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014


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