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Texas state legislator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Pena Raymond (born October 27, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes the city of Laredo. He is a member of the State Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He is the longest serving HispanicLatino State Representative in the United States, who is currently in office.
Richard Peña Raymond | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 24, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Henry Cuellar |
Constituency | 42nd district |
In office January 12, 1993 – January 12, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Ernestine Glossbrenner |
Succeeded by | Ignacio Salinas Jr. |
Constituency | 44th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Edward Raymond October 27, 1960 Alice, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Relatives | Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
Residence(s) | Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 12,787 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 12,787 | 100.00 | −52.86 | ||
Turnout | 12,787 | −52.86 | |||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Mercurio Martinez Jr. | 6,456 | 42.24 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 8,828 | 57.76 | |
Turnout | 15,284 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Mercurio Martinez Jr. | 7,650 | 32.89 | |
Sergio Mora | 3,048 | 12.87 | ||
Jose "Rudy" Ochoa | 1,184 | 5.00 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 11,806 | 49.84 | |
Turnout | 23,688 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 27,123 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 27,123 | 100.00 | +0.60 | ||
Turnout | 27,123 | +0.60 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,961 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,961 | 100.00 | +16.77 | ||
Turnout | 26,961 | +16.77 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carlos Ygnacio "Cy" Benavides | 2,409 | 18.63 | ||
Democratic | Javier H. Martinez Jr. | 1,743 | 13.48 | ||
Democratic | Maria Elena Morales | 1,676 | 12.96 | ||
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 7,090 | 54.83 | ||
Write-In | Mickey Mouse | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | None of the Above | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | George Bush | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Donald Duck | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Jerry Garza | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Joe Guerra | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Mike Kazen | 3 | 0.02 | ||
Write-In | Richard Raymond | 2 | 0.02 | ||
Write-In | L.A. Tadro | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Majority | 26,961 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 12,930 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Dewhurst | 2,072,604 | 57.42 | +10.22 | |
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 1,438,378 | 39.85 | −10.34 | |
Libertarian | J. Manuel "Monte" Montez | 98,321 | 2.72 | +0.12 | |
Majority | 634,226 | 17.57 | +510.04 | ||
Turnout | 3,609,303 | −13.29 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,942 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,942 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 26,942 | +23.55 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 21,443 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 21,443 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 21,443 | −26.50 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 29,174 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 29,174 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 29,174 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Tom Cate | 4,781 | 31.65 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 10,322 | 68.35 | |
Turnout | 15,103 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Tom Cate (formerly District 45) | 9,706 | 39.83 | |
Alberto T. Martinez | 6,714 | 27.55 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 7,945 | 32.60 | |
Turnout | 24,365 |
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