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Tannya Benavides
Tannya Benavides ran for election to the Laredo City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. She lost in the general runoff election on December 14, 2024.
Biography
Tannya Benavides was born in Brownsville, Texas. Benavides earned a bachelor's in political science from Texas State University in 2015 and a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University in 2017. Her professional experience includes working as an educator and community organizer. Benavides has been affiliated with the No Border Wall Coalition in Laredo and the Clean Air Laredo Coalition.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Laredo, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Laredo City Council District 4
Ricardo Garza defeated Tannya Benavides in the general runoff election for Laredo City Council District 4 on December 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Garza (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 935 | |
 | Tannya Benavides (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 843 | |
| Total votes: 1,778 | |||
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General election
General election for Laredo City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the general election for Laredo City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ricardo Garza (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 1,922 | |
| ✔ | | Tannya Benavides (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,667 |
| Osbaldo Guzman (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 719 | ||
| Priscilla Treviño (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 12.2 | 699 | ||
| Ismael Lozano (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 586 | ||
| Manfredo Salinas (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 5,749 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benavides in this election.
2022
See also: Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 28
Incumbent Henry Cuellar defeated Cassy Garcia in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Henry Cuellar (D) | 56.7 | 93,803 |
 | Cassy Garcia (R) | 43.3 | 71,778 | |
| Total votes: 165,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rafael Alcoser III (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28
Incumbent Henry Cuellar defeated Jessica Cisneros in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Cuellar | 50.3 | 22,895 |
 | Jessica Cisneros | 49.7 | 22,614 | |
| Total votes: 45,509 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28
Cassy Garcia defeated Sandra Whitten in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassy Garcia | 57.0 | 8,485 |
 | Sandra Whitten | 43.0 | 6,413 | |
| Total votes: 14,898 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28
Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tannya Benavides in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Cuellar | 48.7 | 23,988 |
| ✔ | | Jessica Cisneros | 46.6 | 22,983 |
| Tannya Benavides | 4.7 | 2,324 | |
| Total votes: 49,295 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassy Garcia | 23.5 | 5,923 |
| ✔ | | Sandra Whitten | 18.0 | 4,534 |
 | Steven Fowler | 13.5 | 3,388 | |
 | Willie Vasquez Ng | 13.3 | 3,358 | |
 | Ed Cabrera | 13.3 | 3,343 | |
 | Eric Hohman | 11.9 | 2,988 | |
 | Rolando Rodriguez | 6.4 | 1,622 | |
| Total votes: 25,156 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Tannya Benavides completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Benavides' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running for Congress as a working-class Latina and someone who has borne witness to & experienced many of the hardships our community possesses as barriers because it’s time for a leader that turns those life experiences into forward-thinking, common-sense policies that put our people first.
With my experience as a teacher and in the trenches with my community as I organized for equitable education policies, to fight against the border wall, and fighting for clean air & water-- I am prepared to be a champion for legislation that puts people first over profit and special interests in Congress.
- Healthcare is a human right. The COVID-19 pandemic has excarcerbated the issues within our medical system. In Congress I would work to expand access, eligibility, and services within Medicare, I would strengthen and build upon the Affordable Care Act and work towards a pathway to a single-payer system. I’d also invest in key infrastructure like 24/7 clinics, a pediatric ICU, & an emergency trauma response center in South Texas so that rural communities have access to the care that they need when they need it.
- The fact that since 2009, the federal minimum wage has remained unchanged is completely unacceptable. In Congress, I would advance the agenda of the fight for $15, which is the floor, not the ceiling– along with a federal cost of living adjustment standard so that South Texans can thrive and not just live paycheck to paycheck.
- As a proud product of Texas public schools and a public school teacher myself, I would prioritize education legislation from K-12 to higher ed, knowing the value & potential a high-quality, equitable education has to build a prosperous society and brighter future for all of us. In order to strengthen the labor force and the education system in Texas, I would fight to make collective bargaining power a reality for public employees so that when the next pandemic comes around, our public school teachers and staff have the ability to protect themselves and their families.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tannya Benavides' 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed January 18, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2022
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