Tammy Orta

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Tammy Orta

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 1, 2021

Personal

Birthplace

San Antonio, Texas

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Registered nurse

Tammy Orta ran for election to the San Antonio City Council to represent District 8 in Texas. She lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Biography

Tammy Orta was born in San Antonio, Texas. She pursued her undergraduate education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Orta's career experience includes working as a registered nurse.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2021)

General election

General election for San Antonio City Council District 8

Incumbent Manny Pelaez defeated Rob Rodriguez, Suzanne McCarty, Cesario Garcia, and Tammy Orta in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 8 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan)	59.3	10,393
		Rob Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	20.8	3,650
	Submit photo	Suzanne McCarty (Nonpartisan)	9.4	1,644
		Cesario Garcia (Nonpartisan)	6.6	1,161
		Tammy Orta (Nonpartisan)	3.8	667

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,515
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2020

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Mauro Garza and Jeffrey Blunt in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro (D)	64.7	175,078
		Mauro Garza (R)	33.1	89,628
		Jeffrey Blunt (L)	2.2	6,017

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,723
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Jonasz (Independent)
• Adam Martinez-Gomez (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 20

Mauro Garza defeated Gary Allen in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 20 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mauro Garza	60.1	7,162
		Gary Allen	39.9	4,762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,924
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Justin Lecea and Rob Hostetler in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro	92.1	61,861
		Justin Lecea	4.5	3,047
	Submit photo	Rob Hostetler	3.4	2,252

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,160
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Mauro Garza and Gary Allen advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dominick Dina, Anita Kegley, and Tammy Orta in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mauro Garza	33.3	7,720
✔		Gary Allen	26.9	6,230
		Dominick Dina	22.6	5,242
		Anita Kegley	9.5	2,210
		Tammy Orta	7.7	1,786

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,188
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Carrizales (R)
• Dan McQueen (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20

Jeffrey Blunt advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Jeffrey Blunt (L)

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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Tammy Orta completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Orta's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Registered Nurse over 20 years.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Mental Health- It becoming more prevalent in today's society, especially among our youth. We must find a way to provide true mental health solutions and access.
• 2nd Amendment-The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Red flag laws are a slippery slope
• Before all rights, the first right we have should be the right to life

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Healthcare, Education and Economy

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