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Eddie Lucio
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Texas State Senate District 27
Years in office: 1991 - 2023
Successor: Morgan LaMantia (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, Pan American
Personal
Profession
Pharmacy
Contact
Campaign website
Campaign YouTube
Personal LinkedIn

Eddie Lucio (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office in 1991. He left office on January 10, 2023.

Lucio (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Lucio served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1986 to 1990.

Biography

Lucio graduated with a B.S. from the University of Texas Pan American.

Lucio worked as a teacher in the Brownsville Independent School District before pursuing public office. He served as Cameron County treasurer in 1970 and as Cameron County commissioner from 1979 to 1982. Lucio then served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives. As of June 2020, he was president and chief executive officer of Rio Shelters, Incorporated.[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Lucio was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lucio was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Education, Vice chair
• Intergovernmental Relations, Chair
• State Affairs
• Veteran Affairs & Border Security

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lucio served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Lucio served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lucio served on the following Texas Senate committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

Eddie Lucio did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 27

Incumbent Eddie Lucio defeated Vanessa Tijerina in the general election for Texas State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eddie Lucio
Eddie Lucio (D)
 
64.8
 
134,035
Image of Vanessa Tijerina
Vanessa Tijerina (R)
 
35.2
 
72,768

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

Total votes: 206,803
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 27

Incumbent Eddie Lucio defeated Sara Stapleton-Barrera in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 27 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eddie Lucio
Eddie Lucio
 
53.5
 
16,942
Image of Sara Stapleton-Barrera
Sara Stapleton-Barrera
 
46.5
 
14,702

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

Total votes: 31,644
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 27

Incumbent Eddie Lucio and Sara Stapleton-Barrera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ruben Cortez Jr. in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 27 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eddie Lucio
Eddie Lucio
 
49.8
 
31,046
✔
Image of Sara Stapleton-Barrera
Sara Stapleton-Barrera
 
35.6
 
22,221
Image of Ruben Cortez Jr.
Ruben Cortez Jr.
 
14.6
 
9,122

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

Total votes: 62,389
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 27

Vanessa Tijerina advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 27 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vanessa Tijerina
Vanessa Tijerina
 
100.0
 
11,343

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

Total votes: 11,343
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]

Incumbent Eddie Lucio ran unopposed in the Texas State Senate District 27 general election.[3]

Texas State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eddie Lucio Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 135,945
Total Votes 135,945
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Incumbent Eddie Lucio defeated O. Rodriguez Haro in the Texas State Senate District 27 Democratic Primary.[4][5]

Texas State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eddie Lucio Incumbent 83.59% 47,062
     Democratic O. Rodriguez Haro 16.41% 9,237
Total Votes 56,299

2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Lucio ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 27. Lucio ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]

2008

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Lucio won re-election to the 27th District Seat in the Texas State Senate.[6]

Lucio raised $401,564 for his campaign.[7]

Texas State Senate, District 27 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Eddie Lucio (D) 111,596 100%

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

The following was found on Lucio's 2020 campaign website:

“

A leader on education, healthcare and economic development, Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. The Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas recently honored Lucio with their “Legislative Hero Award” for his achievements benefitting the families of fallen police officers. ...

Senator Lucio has championed healthcare for children with disabilities, equity in public schools, and veterans’ issues. A relentless advocate for the Rio Grande Valley and the ranch lands of the coastal bend, he improved access to higher education to strengthen the South Texas economy. His legislation authorized the creation of several colleges and universities in Rio Grande Valley including the University of Texas at Brownsville, a legacy institution to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), South Texas College (which now boasts an enrollment of over 30,000 students) and he is heralded as the father of the Regional Academic Health Center, a legacy institution to the UTRGV School of Medicine.

During his tenure as a member of the powerful Finance Committee, Lucio worked to secure state funding for South Texas infrastructure, which contributed to the designation of the first interstates in the Rio Grande Valley.

Lucio is also the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. He played a pivotal role in safeguarding our most precious Texans by passing legislation requiring three-point lap shoulder belts on new school buses, and by expanding access to school nutrition programs.[8][9]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Eddie Lucio campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Texas State Senate District 27Won general$3,121,240 N/A**
2012Texas State Senate, District 27Won $569,539 N/A**
2008Texas State Senate, District 27Won $401,564 N/A**
2004Texas State Senate, District 27Won $274,028 N/A**
2002Texas State Senate, District 27Won $419,633 N/A**
2000Texas State Senate, District 27Won $375,756 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Lucio and his wife, Minnie, have two children: Lynda Anne and Eddie.

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External links

Candidate

Texas State Senate District 27
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed July 9, 2020
    2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
    7. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
    8. ↑ Eddie Lucio's 2020 campaign website, "Biography," accessed July 9, 2020
    9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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    1991-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Morgan LaMantia (D)


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