Texas House of Representatives District 52 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Texas House of Representatives District 52 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 52

Caroline Harris defeated Luis Echegaray in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 52 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caroline Harris (R)	55.9	43,498
		Luis Echegaray (D)	44.1	34,256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,754
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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?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Mental Health Care: Our legislature must address funding and availability of Mental Health care in TX. We especially need to provide care for our children, for those in rural areas, and for our low income residents. I will actively work to enact legislation to address these needs in HD-52 and throughout TX.

Education: We must adequately finance education again, with the State funding 50-60% of the budget. We must recognize our teachers are professionals by paying them accordingly, and stop attacking them through limiting subjects they teach, if we are to retain them. We also must honor our retired teachers for their years of service by appropriately funding their retirement benefits including health care and annual cost of living increases to keep up with present inflation.

Veterans Services: Identify Veterans in all Texas counties permitting expanded services for homeless Veterans, unemployed Veterans, and tackle Veteran suicides. Adequately fund the TX Veterans Commission so they may meet their mandates and monitor their service provision.

Caroline Harris (R)

Secure the Border and Stop Illegal Immigration

Stop Critical Race Theory and ensure parents have a say in what their kids are taught.

Back the Blue: Stop the radical defund the police movement

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Luis Echegaray (D)

In addition to my policy issues listed above: respecting Texans’ rights to make personal choices about needed health care without the interference of government; sensible legislation to regulate gun ownership while still protecting our 2nd amendment rights; investing in our infrastructure, especially rural broadband and fixing the power grid; policies that promote job and economic development; and policies that provide tax relief for all Texans.

Caroline Harris (R)

I am passionate about making sure that we lower our taxes, reduce spending, fight mandates, and generally ensure that the government protects our rights and does not trample on them.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Luis Echegaray (D)

The person I look up to most is my mother. She raised 3 boys while my dad worked long hours, helped with our homework, taught us to read and write Spanish using scripture, and to take care of priorities before having fun. My mother taught me to keep my word, have integrity, and to stand up for what’s right.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Always remembering that as a servant leader our role is to serve the people of our district and state, not create a career.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Luis Echegaray (D)

My life experience as a father, a Veteran, a former educator, and two decades working in the business community, provide perspectives that I will apply to policy making and being a servant leader.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Luis Echegaray (D)

The first one that brought me wonder was the launch of the first space shuttle Columbia. I was eleven.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Working as a janitor cleaning offices at night over the summer when I was 16. The job lasted 3 months until High School began.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Luis Echegaray (D)

How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish. I have two teenage daughters.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Raising two teenage daughters.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Luis Echegaray (D)

Yes. Especially as a freshman, building relationships allows one the ability to learn the legislative rules and gain perspective on others’ views as it pertains to policy.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Defense and Veterans Affairs committee, Public Education Committee, Public Health Committee.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Luis Echegaray (D)

Compromise is not only necessary in policymaking, it is essential and critical.

See also

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