Maclovio Perez Jr.
Maclovio Perez Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Perez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Maclovio Perez Jr. was born in McAllen, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974 and a master's degree in education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2018. Perez's career experience includes working as a broadcast meteorologist with KRIS TV, a communications manager with the San Antonio Independent School District, and a public information officer with Edgewood Independent School District. He served as the president of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 27
Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Maclovio Perez Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Cloud (R) | 64.4 | 133,416 |
 | Maclovio Perez Jr. (D)  | 35.6 | 73,611 | |
| Total votes: 207,027 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27
Maclovio Perez Jr. defeated Anthony Tristan and Victor Melgoza in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maclovio Perez Jr. | 59.1 | 13,044 |
 | Anthony Tristan | 26.0 | 5,733 | |
 | Victor Melgoza | 14.9 | 3,289 | |
| Total votes: 22,066 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27
Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated A.J. Louderback, Chris Mapp, Andrew Alvarez, and Eric Mireles in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Cloud | 72.5 | 45,741 |
 | A.J. Louderback | 12.2 | 7,704 | |
 | Chris Mapp | 7.2 | 4,542 | |
 | Andrew Alvarez | 4.2 | 2,648 | |
 | Eric Mireles | 3.9 | 2,478 | |
| Total votes: 63,113 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Maclovio Perez Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a reasonable person interested in providing the best government for the residents of my district. I tell the truth. I am fair. I am looking for good.
- Democrats need to fight hard to defend our Democracy.
- There is too much big money in politics. Congressmen should not be able to trade in stocks while voting on matters affecting that stock.
I was the meteorologist in Los Angeles and lived through bad smog. I was part of communicating with the audience about smog reduction programs which have been very successful. LA air is better now that in 1980.
I believe that the value of every person. I will work to provide good education, job opportunities and safe environment for residents of my district.
I believe that salaried employee are taxed to the fullest extent of the Tax Code while business owners are able to shelter and hide revenues and then play accounting games in order not to pay any taxes.
I hold Robert Kennedy in very high regard for his uplifting messages
I am very proud of the work of President Barack Obama did for this country.
I was thrilled to meet Walter Cronkite during my college years. He was my idol.
The Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel
Creative in solving problems.
Gregarious in willingness to meet and work with others.
My first job in broadcasting was in high school at radio station KQXX- FM in McAllen ,Texas.
I have worked in the following broadcast markets: Austin, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Corpus Christi.
I am not a fan of the Senate. I believe it is just a hold over from the House of Lords in England and it controls too much power.
Some individuals are natural born leaders and should be allowed to offer their talents.
We must mitigate the wealth disparity. The middle class has disappeared. The wealthy have become the robber barons of the 19th Century.
However, in recent years we have seen how our elections have been gamed. Some politicians have legislated positions that keep them in office for a lifetime.
I believe Rep. Adam Schiff had done an amazing job.
However, our system provides from majority rules. Too often the minority will use their privileges' to obstruct.
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Campaign website
Perez's campaign website stated the following:
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MY PLATFORM Jobs The people of District 27 deserve higher paying jobs. For our economy to grow, we need to ensure that we are paying people a living wage so they can afford to spend money in our local stores. I believe we should raise the minimum wage and provide job training to older residents that are looking for a job in today’s economy. Health Care Health care is a basic human right, not a benefit that can be taken away. That is why I support a single payer system, so that your health care is not attached to your job. This will reduce the cost of health care, expand the number of people benefiting, and benefit our economy by helping more people get back to work faster. Environment Clean Air to breathe. Clean Water to drink. Healthy Soil to grow food. These are not radical beliefs. These are non-negotiable for not only the people in our district, but across the country. More needs to be done by us. As a meteorologist who studied the atmosphere for over 40 years, I know that climate change is real. It’s time to fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency and hold polluters responsible by imposing large enough fines that make them think twice about polluting again. Immigration Our economy and its future growth depend on having enough workers to grow with it. There are currently 14 million undocumented workers in the US. We need real immigration reform that would make undocumented workers LEGAL workers by providing a work visa and an EIN to collect federal taxes. In addition, we should pass the DREAM ACT, which will provide citizenship to the children brought by their parents.[3] |
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| —Maclovio Perez Jr.'s campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Texas District 27 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Maclovio Perez Jr.," accessed February 4, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 8, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maclovio for America, “Issues,” accessed January 19, 2022
