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Victor Avila (Texas)
Victor Avila (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Victor Avila's career experience includes working as a supervisory special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a probation officer, and a district parole officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated Santos Limon in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Gonzales (R) | 62.3 | 180,720 |
 | Santos Limon (D) | 37.7 | 109,373 | |
| Total votes: 290,093 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent Tony Gonzales defeated Brandon Herrera in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 50.6 | 15,023 |
 | Brandon Herrera | 49.4 | 14,669 | |
| Total votes: 29,692 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Santos Limon defeated Lee Bausinger in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Santos Limon | 58.5 | 16,316 |
 | Lee Bausinger | 41.5 | 11,577 | |
| Total votes: 27,893 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rocco Ciappa (D)
- Gregory Lopez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent Tony Gonzales and Brandon Herrera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Julie Clark, Francisco Lopez, and Victor Avila in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 45.1 | 25,988 |
| ✔ | | Brandon Herrera | 24.6 | 14,201 |
 | Julie Clark | 13.9 | 7,994 | |
 | Francisco Lopez | 10.9 | 6,266 | |
 | Victor Avila | 5.5 | 3,181 | |
| Total votes: 57,630 | |||
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Endorsements
Avila received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Land Commissioner
Dawn Buckingham defeated Jay Kleberg, Alfred Molison, and Carrie Menger in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Buckingham (R) | 56.2 | 4,463,452 |
 | Jay Kleberg (D) | 42.1 | 3,350,291 | |
| Alfred Molison (G) | 1.7 | 133,034 | ||
 | Carrie Menger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,812 | |
| Total votes: 7,948,589 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner
Jay Kleberg defeated Sandragrace Martinez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Kleberg | 52.9 | 254,273 |
 | Sandragrace Martinez | 47.1 | 225,964 | |
| Total votes: 480,237 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner
Dawn Buckingham defeated Tim Westley in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Buckingham | 68.8 | 595,554 |
 | Tim Westley | 31.2 | 270,365 | |
| Total votes: 865,919 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner
Sandragrace Martinez and Jay Kleberg advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jinny Suh and Michael Lange in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandragrace Martinez | 31.8 | 313,780 |
| ✔ | | Jay Kleberg | 26.0 | 257,034 |
 | Jinny Suh | 21.9 | 216,238 | |
 | Michael Lange | 20.2 | 199,764 | |
| Total votes: 986,816 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Buckingham | 41.9 | 679,125 |
| ✔ | | Tim Westley | 14.8 | 239,473 |
 | Jon Spiers | 12.6 | 203,879 | |
 | Don Minton | 10.6 | 171,001 | |
| Victor Avila | 7.5 | 121,998 | |
 | Weston Martinez | 6.6 | 107,219 | |
| Rufus Lopez | 3.1 | 49,475 | ||
 | Ben Armenta | 3.0 | 48,029 | |
| Total votes: 1,620,199 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner
Alfred Molison advanced from the Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Alfred Molison (G) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Victor Avila did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Victor Avila did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Avila's campaign website stated the following:
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SECURE OUR BORDERS Victor has been in the fight on our Southern Border for his entire career. Having served as a Supervisory Special Agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), his extensive experience includes everything from engaging in high level diplomacy, to battling human trafficking, to fighting to seek justice after a cartel ambush and spearheading legislation to protect our agents serving abroad. Victor understands that the $5 billion Congress has allocated for fencing and wall construction on our Southern border has the force of law, and Joe Biden is breaking that law by halting construction. Victor will ensure that our borders are secured and that the wall is constructed, because he knows firsthand that border security is national security. DEFUND CRT As a father of two living in Southlake, Texas, Victor is already in the fight to keep Critical Race Theory and other radical, leftist indoctrination out of schools. Victor understands that our children should be focusing on learning English, math, science, and history – not subjected to politicized agendas. As Land Commissioner, Victor will ensure that the School Land Board never directs funds to support radical programs like CRT. MAKE AMERICA ENERGY INDEPENDENT Texans know that oil and gas means jobs and growth. After Joe Biden sidelined oil and gas production in Texas, gas prices began to hit historic highs. Victor Avila will fight back against the Biden Administration’s misguided policies restricting oil and gas production in Texas. PROTECT THE ALAMO The Alamo is an essential part of Texas history and culture, and is a source of pride for Texans. As a born-and-raised Texan, Victor values our history and will always fight to preserve it. Victor will fight any attempt to remove or move our monuments and won’t allow revisionist progressives to tarnish any representation of Texas history. DEFEND CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY When Victor became an ICE agent, he swore an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution – that includes the Second Amendment. Victor takes his oath and the Right to Bear Arms seriously, and he exercises that right every day. Constitutional Carry is now the law of the land in Texas (as it should be), and Victor will always fight to preserve it. HONOR OUR VETERANS While serving as an ICE Agent, Victor was shot multiple times and his partner was killed in a cartel ambush in Mexico. Victor understands firsthand what it means to sacrifice and put your life on the line for your country. As Land Commissioner, Victor will work to ensure our veterans are receiving the care and support they need, and that our Veterans programs are well-funded and working efficiently. SECURE OUR ELECTIONS Victor knows that just as without a border, we have no country, if our elections are not secure, we do not have a democracy. Every citizen has the right to feel confident that their vote counts. Victor knows that it is essential to our Constitutional Republic that election integrity is prioritized and defended. HURRICANE RECOVERY Victor understands the best way to reduce the human and economic cost of natural disasters in Texas is to work proactively to prevent damage in the first place. Victor will utilize his extensive Crisis Management experience and work hand in hand with local, state, and federal authorities to develop hurricane protection and flood mitigation projects while working to protect and restore Texas’ coastline.[2] |
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| —Victor Avila's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Texas District 23 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Victor Avila, "About," accessed February 11, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Victor Avila, “Issues Archive,” accessed January 23, 2022
