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Austin Michael Carrizales
Austin Michael Carrizales (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 84. Carrizales lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Carrizales previously was a 2014 judicial candidate for the Lubbock County Court in Texas.[1]
Biography
Austin Michael Carrizales graduated from Lubbock High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Texas Tech University, a master's degree in public administration from Texas Tech University in 2013, and a J.D. from Texas Tech University in 2013. Carrizales' career experience includes working as an intern for U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and a lawyer with Austin Carrizales Law, PLLC.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent John Frullo defeated Samantha Carrillo Fields in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 84 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Frullo (R) | 60.2 | 27,528 |
| Samantha Carrillo Fields (D) | 39.8 | 18,237 | ||
| Total votes: 45,765 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 84
Samantha Carrillo Fields defeated Austin Michael Carrizales in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 84 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Carrillo Fields | 58.3 | 1,986 | |
| Austin Michael Carrizales | 41.7 | 1,419 | ||
| Total votes: 3,405 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent John Frullo advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 84 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Frullo | 100.0 | 8,585 |
| Total votes: 8,585 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Carrizales ran for election to the Lubbock County Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 26 percent of the vote. He competed against Thomas V. Head.
[1][3]
Education
Carrizales received an undergraduate degree in political science from Texas Tech University.[4] He went on to concurrently earn a masters in public administration and a J.D. from Texas Tech in 2013.[5]
Career
- 2012-2013: Law Clerk, De Leon Law Firm
- 2012-2013: Executive Managing Editor, Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety and Biodefense Law
- 2006-2009: Personal Banker, Wells Fargo[5]
Awards and associations
In April 2013, Carrizales was a speaker at a cultural awareness seminar for Texas Tech University's Latino/Hispanic Faculty & Staff Association.[5]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
- Lubbock County, Texas
- Texas County Courts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign Facebook page
- Texas Legislature website
- Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
- Texas Courts Online
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Austin Carrizales Law, PLLC, "About," accessed February 9, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Lubbock-Avalanche Journal, "Recent Tech law school grad challenges county judge's seat," December 7, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 LinkedIn, Austin Carrizales Profile
