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Evelina Ortega
Evelina Ortega (Democratic Party) (also known as Lina) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 77. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on January 14, 2025.
Ortega (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 77 outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ortega was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Ortega was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ortega 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 |
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| • Economic & Small Business Development |
| • International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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
2024
Evelina Ortega did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Evelina Ortega won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 77.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Norma Chavez (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Evelina Ortega advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Evelina Ortega | 100.0 | 8,291 |
| Total votes: 8,291 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Evelina Ortega won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelina Ortega (D) | 100.0 | 34,659 |
| Total votes: 34,659 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Evelina Ortega advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelina Ortega | 100.0 | 11,289 |
| Total votes: 11,289 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Evelina Ortega won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelina Ortega (D) | 100.0 | 27,685 |
| Total votes: 27,685 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Evelina Ortega advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelina Ortega | 100.0 | 8,116 |
| Total votes: 8,116 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives 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.[1] Incumbent Marisa Marquez (D) did not seek re-election.
Evelina Ortega ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 77 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Evelina Ortega (unopposed) |
100.00% | 28,819 | |
| Total Votes | 28,819 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Evelina Ortega defeated Adolfo Lopez in the Texas House of Representatives District 77 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Evelina Ortega |
69.21% | 6,957 | |
| Democratic | Adolfo Lopez | 30.79% | 3,095 | |
| Total Votes | 10,052 | |||
Endorsements
In 2016, Ortega's endorsements included the following:[5]
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Evelina Ortega did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ortega's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Create Jobs & Economic Fairness:
Expand Healthcare for Families:
Promote Access to Education:
Downtown Revitalization: El Paso’s downtown is undergoing a renaissance, and that’s a good thing. In most communities, property taxes from vibrant downtowns help subsidize the services for residents throughout the city. But in El Paso, downtown taxes have declined for years. City and community planning, in cooperation with state agencies like TXDOT, which is helping provide funding for streetcars, is changing that. As State Representative, I’ll work to strengthen city and state relations, support economic incentives for the downtowns of border cities, and champion efforts to revitalize El Paso’s downtown, as a healthy downtown provides more services for all our city residents.[6] |
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| —Evelina Ortega[7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 77 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Lina for Texas, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lina for Texas, "Issues," accessed February 24, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 77 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Vincent Perez (D) |
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