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Diana Arevalo
Diana Arevalo (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 116. Arevalo assumed office in 2017. Arevalo left office on January 8, 2019.
Arevalo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 116. Arevalo lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
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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| • Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
| • Public Health |
| • Rules & Resolutions |
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
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 116
Trey Martinez Fischer defeated Fernando Padron in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 116 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trey Martinez Fischer (D) | 70.4 | 32,538 |
| Fernando Padron (R) | 29.6 | 13,680 | ||
| Total votes: 46,218 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 116
Trey Martinez Fischer defeated incumbent Diana Arevalo in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 116 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trey Martinez Fischer | 50.6 | 4,742 |
 | Diana Arevalo | 49.4 | 4,627 | |
| Total votes: 9,369 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 116
Fernando Padron advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 116 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fernando Padron | 100.0 | 3,009 | |
| Total votes: 3,009 | |||
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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 Trey Martinez Fischer (D) did not seek re-election.
Diana Arevalo ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 116 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 116 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Diana Arevalo (unopposed) |
100.00% | 36,772 | |
| Total Votes | 36,772 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Diana Arevalo defeated Martin Golando and Ruby Resendez in the Texas House of Representatives District 116 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 116 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Diana Arevalo |
53.00% | 5,766 | |
| Democratic | Martin Golando | 28.94% | 3,148 | |
| Democratic | Ruby Resendez | 18.06% | 1,965 | |
| Total Votes | 10,879 | |||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Arevalo's endorsements included the following:[5]
- African-American Political Alliance
- Mexican American Democrats- San Antonio
- Mujeres Hispanas Por Mejor Justicia
- Northside Coalition of Democratic Women
- Second Chance Democrats
- The V.O.I.C.E.S. of our Veterans PAC
Scorecards
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2018
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
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 116
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Texas Legislature website
- Official campaign website
- Diana Arevalo on Facebook
- Diana Arevalo on Twitter
- Texas House of Representatives
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
- ↑ Diana Arevalo, "Endorsements," accessed February 25, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Trey Martinez Fischer (D) |
Texas House District 116 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by Trey Martinez Fischer (D) |
