Richard Raymond (Texas politician): Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Removing from Category:21st-century American legislators has subcat using Cat-a-lot |
||
(18 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Texas state legislator}} |
{{short description|Texas state legislator}} |
||
{{Infobox officeholder |
{{Infobox officeholder |
||
| name = Richard Peña Raymond |
| name = Richard Peña Raymond |
||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| office = Member of the<br>[[Texas House of Representatives]] |
| office = Member of the<br>[[Texas House of Representatives]] |
||
| term_start = January 24, 2001 |
| term_start = January 24, 2001 |
||
| term_end = |
| term_end = |
||
| predecessor = [[Henry Cuellar]] |
| predecessor = [[Henry Cuellar]] |
||
| successor = |
| successor = |
||
| constituency = 42nd district |
| constituency = [[Texas's 42nd House of Representatives district|42nd district]] |
||
| term_start1 = January 12, 1993 |
| term_start1 = January 12, 1993 |
||
| term_end1 = January 12, 1999 |
| term_end1 = January 12, 1999 |
||
| predecessor1 = [[Ernestine Glossbrenner]] |
| predecessor1 = [[Ernestine Glossbrenner]] |
||
| successor1 = Ignacio Salinas Jr. |
| successor1 = Ignacio Salinas Jr. |
||
| constituency1= 44th district |
| constituency1 = [[Texas's 44th House of Representatives district|44th district]] |
||
| birth_name = Richard Edward Raymond |
|||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|27}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|27}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Alice, |
| birth_place = [[Alice, Texas]], U.S. |
||
| death_date = |
|||
| |
| death_date = |
||
| death_place = |
|||
| resting_place= |
| resting_place = |
||
| nationality = American |
| nationality = American |
||
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
||
| children = {{hlist|Aren|Eva|Ryan}} |
| children = {{hlist|Aren|Eva|Ryan}} |
||
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Gabriel Charles Sr.|Evelia Peña Raymond}} |
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Gabriel Charles Sr.|Evelia Peña Raymond}} |
||
| residence = [[Laredo, Texas |
| residence = [[Laredo, Texas]], U.S. |
||
| relatives = Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
|||
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Laredo Community College]]|[[University of Texas at Austin]]|[[University of Texas School of Law]]}} |
| relatives = Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
||
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Laredo Community College]]|[[University of Texas at Austin]]|[[University of Texas School of Law]]}} |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Richard |
'''Richard Pena Raymond''' (born October 27, 1960) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] for [[Texas's 42nd House of Representatives district|District 42]], which encompasses western [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County]] and includes the city of [[Laredo, Texas|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. |
||
==Background== |
|||
Raymond was born '''Richard Edward Raymond''' to Gabriel Charles Raymond, Sr. (1936-1998), and the former Evelia Pena (born 1935) in [[Alice, Texas|Alice]], the [[county seat]] of [[Jim Wells County, Texas|Jim Wells County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Richard+Edward&gsln=Raymond&msbdy=1960&msbpn__ftp=Alice%2c+Texas&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=upc&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=8333233&db=TXbirthindex&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Richard Edward Raymond in the Texas Birth Index|publisher=search.ancestry.com|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> He was reared in [[Benavides, Texas|Benavides]] in [[Duval County, Texas|Duval County]]. He has an older brother, Gabriel Raymond Jr. (born 1959). He graduated from [[Benavides High School]] and attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, majoring in [[government]] with a minor in [[history]]. Raymond then earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Texas School of Law]], also in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. |
|||
==Political life== |
|||
In 1992, Raymond was elected to the House from District 44, when he was residing in Benavides. He left the House temporarily after three terms. In 1998, he instead challenged the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Nomination|nominee]] for [[Commissioner of the General Land Office]], [[David Dewhurst]] of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In the [[general election]], Dewhurst easily prevailed for the right to succeed Democratic Land Commissioner [[Garry Mauro]] of [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], who instead ran for [[governor of Texas]] that year against [[George W. Bush]]. |
|||
On the day of the [[inauguration]] of George W. Bush as [[U.S. President]], Raymond won a [[special election]] in Webb County to succeed [[Henry R. Cuellar]] in the state House of Representatives. Cuellar had stepped down and briefly served as [[Texas Secretary of State]] under the new governor, [[Rick Perry]]. Raymond defeated a multi-candidate field of Democrats, including Carlos Ygnacio "C.Y." Benavides, III, a Laredo-area businessman, who thereafter in 2006 ran unsuccessfully for Webb County judge against [[Danny Valdez]]. |
|||
In 2006, Raymond fell .07 percent plus one vote short of an outright victory in the Democratic primary. He finished first with 11,806 votes (49.8 percent); his chief opponent [[Mercurio Martinez]], a former county judge of Webb County, trailed with 7,650 (32.3 percent). Two other contenders held the remaining 17.9 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=2006 Democratic Party Primary Election: 3/7/2006 |publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us |access-date=April 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=January 9, 2014 }}</ref> In the runoff in April 2006, Raymond prevailed, 8,828 votes (57.8 percent) to Martinez's 6,456 (42.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=2006 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election: 4/11/2006 |publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us |access-date=April 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=January 9, 2014 }}</ref> |
|||
Raymond is considered a strongly partisan Democrat. He filed the lawsuit opposing the 2003 congressional [[redistricting]] plan adopted by the states' Republican majority. In 2006, the [[United States Supreme Court]], with the [[Ronald W. Reagan]] appointee [[Supreme Court Justice|Justice]] [[Anthony Kennedy]] providing the swing vote, ordered changes in the plan which proved favorable to Texas Democrats in the mid-term elections. |
|||
In 2007, Raymond participated unsuccessfully in a coup attempt against [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives]] [[Tom Craddick]], a [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] Republican. During the opening session of 2007, Raymond was the only member who rose to ask fellow members to vote against Craddick, even though Craddick had no opponent. The refrain "Prove Me Wrong, Mr. Speaker," used by Raymond during this critical speech, was then repeated during the rest of the session, as opposition continued to build against Craddick. Twenty-six other members joined Raymond in voting against Craddick, but by the end of the session, a majority agreed with Raymond. |
|||
At the beginning of the 2009 Session, Raymond and others finally succeeded in toppling Craddick by maneuvering the election of Representative [[Joe Straus]], a [[Rockefeller Republican|Moderate Republican]] from [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], as the still-serving Speaker of the House. |
|||
In February 2009, Speaker Straus named Raymond vice-chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, making him one of the most influential Democrats in the chamber. Raymond was also named a member of the House Committee on Border Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. |
|||
In 2013, Raymond voted against House-passed legislation which would prohibit [[abortion]]s in Texas past twenty weeks of gestation, require physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, require that the abortions be performed in surgical centers, and require monitoring of abortions. Opponents of the measure claimed it would shut down abortion clinics throughout Texas and place an "undue burden" on women seeking to end their pregnancy.<ref>"Dems hope filibuster will stop changes", ''[[Laredo Morning Times]]'', June 25, 2013, p. 1</ref> |
|||
In 2015, Raymond announced that he would re-introduce a bill with a companion state constitutional amendment to permit voter enactment at the local level of [[Gambling in Texas|eight-liner]] [[slot machine]]s. Current policy permits establishments with eight-liners to offer only prizes of no greater than $5 to the winners of the games. His measure would enable the state to regulate such games. A Laredo city council member, Charlie San Miguel, said he does not oppose Raymond's measure but fears an expansion of [[gambling]] "leads to addiction in some cases, leaving [some] unable to provide for their needs ..." San Miguel said Raymond's bill should also provide a "support network" for those inclined toward abuse of gambling.<ref>Kendra Ablaza, "Bill gets a new try: Raymond refiles 8-liner legislation", ''Laredo Morning Times'', March 16, 2015, pp. 1, 12A</ref> |
|||
In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Raymond handily defeated his Republican challenger, Luis De La Garza, 25,383 votes (74.3 percent) to 8.775 votes (25.7 percent).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lmtonline.com/local/politics/article/Final-voting-results-from-the-November-2018-13371054.php|title=Final voting results from the November 2018 general and special elections in Webb County|newspaper=The Laredo Morning Times|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> |
|||
==Election history== |
==Election history== |
||
Line 129: | Line 103: | ||
{{Election box candidate no party with winner |
{{Election box candidate no party with winner |
||
| winner = |
| winner = |
||
| candidate = |
| candidate = Jose "Rudy" Ochoa |
||
| votes = 1,184 |
| votes = 1,184 |
||
| percentage = 5.00 |
| percentage = 5.00 |
||
Line 490: | Line 464: | ||
== References == |
== References == |
||
*[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist42/raymond.htm Official biography, Texas House of Representatives] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030402161053/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist42/raymond.htm Official biography, Texas House of Representatives] |
||
*[http://www.richardraymond.com/index.htm Richard Raymond campaign website] |
*[http://www.richardraymond.com/index.htm Richard Raymond campaign website] |
||
{{S-start}} |
{{S-start}} |
||
{{s-ppo}} |
|||
{{s-bef|before=[[Garry Mauro]]}} |
|||
{{s-ttl|title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[Texas General Land Office|Land Commissioner of Texas]]|years=1998}} |
|||
{{s-aft|after=David Bernsen}} |
|||
{{s-par|us-tx-hs}} |
{{s-par|us-tx-hs}} |
||
{{succession box |
{{succession box |
||
Line 516: | Line 494: | ||
[[Category:People from King County, Washington]] |
[[Category:People from King County, Washington]] |
||
[[Category:People from Duval County, Texas]] |
[[Category:People from Duval County, Texas]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives]] |
||
[[Category:Texas Democrats]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Laredo, Texas]] |
[[Category:People from Laredo, Texas]] |
||
[[Category:Laredo Community College alumni]] |
[[Category:Laredo Community College alumni]] |
||
Line 523: | Line 500: | ||
[[Category:University of Texas School of Law alumni]] |
[[Category:University of Texas School of Law alumni]] |
||
[[Category:Texas lawyers]] |
[[Category:Texas lawyers]] |
||
[[Category:American |
[[Category:American politicians of Mexican descent]] |
||
[[Category:Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights]] |
[[Category:Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights]] |
||
[[Category:American civil rights activists]] |
|||
[[Category:Activists from Texas]] |
[[Category:Activists from Texas]] |
||
[[Category:21st-century |
[[Category:21st-century Texas politicians]] |
||
[[Category:21st-century members of the Texas Legislature]] |
Latest revision as of 22:22, 30 November 2024
Richard Peña Raymond | |
---|---|
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 |
Children |
|
Parents |
|
Relatives | Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
Residence(s) | Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
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.
Election history
[edit]2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 12,787 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 12,787 | 100.00 | −52.86 | ||
Turnout | 12,787 | −52.86 | |||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mercurio Martinez Jr. | 6,456 | 42.24 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 8,828 | 57.76 | |
Turnout | 15,284 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
✓ | 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 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 27,123 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 27,123 | 100.00 | +0.60 | ||
Turnout | 27,123 | +0.60 | |||
Democratic hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,961 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,961 | 100.00 | +16.77 | ||
Turnout | 26,961 | +16.77 | |||
Democratic hold |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,942 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,942 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 26,942 | +23.55 | |||
Democratic hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 21,443 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 21,443 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 21,443 | −26.50 | |||
Democratic hold |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 29,174 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 29,174 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 29,174 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Cate | 4,781 | 31.65 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 10,322 | 68.35 | |
Turnout | 15,103 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
✓ | 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 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "2006 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "2006 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "Special Election State Representative District 42". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
References
[edit]Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Alice, Texas
- People from King County, Washington
- People from Duval County, Texas
- Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- People from Laredo, Texas
- Laredo Community College alumni
- University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni
- University of Texas School of Law alumni
- Texas lawyers
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights
- American civil rights activists
- Activists from Texas
- 21st-century Texas politicians
- 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature