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{{Short description|American politician (born 1967)}}
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| name=Carol Alvarado
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|name = Carol Alvarado
|image = Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado.png
| caption=Alvarado in 2012
|caption = Alvarado in 2019
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| state_senate = Texas
| district = [[Texas Senate, District 6|6th]]
|office = Minority Leader of the [[Texas Senate]]
| term_start = December 2018
|term_start = January 8, 2020
| term_end =
|term_end =
| predecessor = [[Sylvia Garcia]]
|predecessor = [[José R. Rodríguez]]
| successor =
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|district1 = [[Texas Senate, District 6|6th]]
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|term_start1 = December 21, 2018
| district1=145th
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| term_start1=January 13, 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Rick Noriega]]
|predecessor1 = [[Sylvia Garcia]]
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| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| birth_date={{birth date and age|1967|10|26}}
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|term_start2 = January 13, 2009
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|term_end2 = December 21, 2018
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| death_date=
|predecessor2 = [[Rick Noriega]]
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| death_place=
|successor2 = [[Christina Morales]]
| residence=[[East End, Houston]], [[Texas]]
|office3 = Member of [[Houston City Council]]<br>from District I
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|term_start3 = January 1, 2002
| religion=[[Catholicism]]
|term_end3 = January 1, 2008
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| alma_mater=[[University of Houston]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small> <br /> [[University of Houston]] <small>([[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]])</small>
|predecessor3 = John Castillo
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|successor3 = James Rodriguez

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'''Carol Alvarado''' (born October 26, 1967) is the current state senator for Texas' 6th state senate district. The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. She is a member of the Democratic Party.<ref name=Housebio>{{cite web|title=Texas House Bio: Carol Alvarado|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=145#member-biography}}</ref> On December 11, 2018, Alvarado won a special election to fill the Senate seat for the 6th district left vacant by the resignation of [[Sylvia Garcia]], who was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2018/12/11/carol-alvarado-texas-senate-special-election-replace-sylvia-garcia/amp/|title=State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate|newspaper=The Texas Tribune|author=Patrick Svitek|date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.
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|party = [[Texas Democratic Party|Democratic]]
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|education = [[University of Houston]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
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'''Carol Ann Alvarado'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=RODRIGUEZ |first=LORI |date=2005-10-22 |title=Councilwoman gets degree she said she had |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Councilwoman-gets-degree-she-said-she-had-1506337.php |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref> (born October 26, 1967) is the state senator for Texas's 6th state senate district. The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. She is a member of the Democratic Party.<ref name=Housebio>{{cite web|title=Texas House Bio: Carol Alvarado|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=145#member-biography|access-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023184305/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=145#member-biography|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 11, 2018, Alvarado won a special election to fill the Senate seat for the 6th district left vacant by the resignation of [[Sylvia Garcia]], who was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2018/12/11/carol-alvarado-texas-senate-special-election-replace-sylvia-garcia/amp/|title=State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate|newspaper=The Texas Tribune|author=Patrick Svitek|date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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===City Council===
===City Council===
Carol Alvarado served on the Houston City Council, District I, from 2002-2007. During her time on the City Council, Alvarado worked to close down nuisance bars in neighborhoods, improve air quality, and secure cameras at problem rail crossings. She was instrumental in the creation of the Parking Commission, and led the effort to establish a deed restriction database. Alvarado also spearheaded the Houston city ordinance that bans smoking in public restaurants and bars.<ref name="Housebio"/>
Alvarado served on the Houston City Council, District I, from 2002-2007. During her time on the City Council, Alvarado worked to close down nuisance bars in neighborhoods, improve air quality, and secure cameras at problem rail crossings. She was instrumental in the creation of the Parking Commission, and led the effort to establish a deed restriction database. Alvarado also spearheaded the Houston city ordinance that bans smoking in public restaurants and bars.<ref name="Housebio"/>


===State House===
===State House===
In 2008, Carol Alvarado was elected to Texas House of Representatives. She currently resides as the Co-Chair of the Transparency in State Agency Operations committee, the Vice-Chair of the Urban Affairs committee, and as a member of the House Calendars and Special Purpose Districts committees.
In 2008, Alvarado was elected to Texas House of Representatives. She currently resides as the Co-Chair of the Transparency in State Agency Operations committee, the Vice-Chair of the Urban Affairs committee, and as a member of the House Calendars and Special Purpose Districts committees.


Alvarado's primary legislative focus has been on public health, public education, and economic development issues. During her three terms in the House, she has authored bills to qualify all Texas four-year-olds for pre-kindergarten, to increase career and technology education funding, to limit elementary class sizes, and to freeze tuition at public colleges and universities.<ref name=Bills>{{cite web|title=Report: Bills Authored|url=http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Reports/Report.aspx?ID=author&LegSess=83R&Code=A2135}}</ref> She has also authored legislation that would limit the use of sugary drinks in public schools, increase physical education and health education graduation requirements, and ban the use of trans fats by fast food chains.<ref name="Bills"/>
Alvarado's primary legislative focus has been on public health, public education, and economic development issues. During her three terms in the House, she has authored bills to qualify all Texas four-year-olds for pre-kindergarten, to increase career and technology education funding, to limit elementary class sizes, and to freeze tuition at public colleges and universities.<ref name=Bills>{{cite web|title=Report: Bills Authored|url=http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Reports/Report.aspx?ID=author&LegSess=83R&Code=A2135}}</ref> She has also authored legislation that would limit the use of sugary drinks in public schools, increase physical education and health education graduation requirements, and ban the use of trans fats by fast food chains.<ref name="Bills"/>


A fervent advocate of women's health issues, Alvarado received media attention in 2011 during the debate of House Bill 15, a mandatory sonogram bill. Speaking on the floor of the House chamber, Alvarado displayed a 10-inch trans vaginal wand and described the intrusiveness of the sonogram procedure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Democrats Attack Abortion Sonogram Bill|url=http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/03/democrats-attack-abortion-sonogram-bill/|publisher=Texas Tribune}}</ref>
An advocate of women's health issues, Alvarado received media attention in 2011 during the debate of House Bill 15, a mandatory sonogram bill. Speaking on the floor of the House chamber, Alvarado displayed a 10-inch trans vaginal wand and described the intrusiveness of the sonogram procedure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Democrats Attack Abortion Sonogram Bill|date=4 March 2011 |url=http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/03/democrats-attack-abortion-sonogram-bill/|publisher=Texas Tribune}}</ref>

===State Senate===
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In 2021, Alvarado engaged in a 15-hour filibuster to prevent the Republican-controlled Texas Senate from passing legislation to restrict voting rights. Filibusters in Texas require continuous standing and speaking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ura|first=Alexa|date=2021-08-11|title=Texas Senate outlasts 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Carol Alvarado to pass GOP voting-restrictions bill|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/11/texas-voting-bill-filibuster/|access-date=2021-08-13|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kilgore|first=Ed|date=2021-08-12|title=Texas Republicans Outlast 15-Hour Filibuster to Advance Voting-Restriction Bill|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/texas-gop-outlasts-filibuster-to-advance-voting-restrictions.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Intelligencer|language=en-us}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Houston|Biography|Politics}}
{{Portal|Texas|Biography|Politics}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.carolalvarado.com/ Campaign website]
* [http://www.carolalvarado.com/ Campaign website]


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 30 November 2024

Carol Alvarado
Alvarado in 2019
Minority Leader of the Texas Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byJosé R. Rodríguez
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 21, 2018
Preceded bySylvia Garcia
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 145th district
In office
January 13, 2009 – December 21, 2018
Preceded byRick Noriega
Succeeded byChristina Morales
Member of Houston City Council
from District I
In office
January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2008
Preceded byJohn Castillo
Succeeded byJames Rodriguez
Personal details
Born (1967-10-26) October 26, 1967 (age 57)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Houston (BA, MBA)
Signature

Carol Ann Alvarado[1] (born October 26, 1967) is the state senator for Texas's 6th state senate district. The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] On December 11, 2018, Alvarado won a special election to fill the Senate seat for the 6th district left vacant by the resignation of Sylvia Garcia, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.[3]

Early life and education

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Carol Alvarado is a native Houstonian and a longtime resident of Houston's East End. Her political activism began at the age of 12, when she assisted her godfather's campaign for the Houston City Council District I. Prior to formally entering public life, Alvarado worked in City Hall as a Senior Executive Assistant to Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown. Her past professional experience includes serving as a legislative assistant to Congressman Gene Green in Washington D.C., and as a consultant in economic and community development in East End neighborhoods.[2]

Alvarado is a graduate of the University of Houston, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She received her MBA from the University of Houston in December 2008.[2]

Political career

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City Council

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Alvarado served on the Houston City Council, District I, from 2002-2007. During her time on the City Council, Alvarado worked to close down nuisance bars in neighborhoods, improve air quality, and secure cameras at problem rail crossings. She was instrumental in the creation of the Parking Commission, and led the effort to establish a deed restriction database. Alvarado also spearheaded the Houston city ordinance that bans smoking in public restaurants and bars.[2]

State House

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In 2008, Alvarado was elected to Texas House of Representatives. She currently resides as the Co-Chair of the Transparency in State Agency Operations committee, the Vice-Chair of the Urban Affairs committee, and as a member of the House Calendars and Special Purpose Districts committees.

Alvarado's primary legislative focus has been on public health, public education, and economic development issues. During her three terms in the House, she has authored bills to qualify all Texas four-year-olds for pre-kindergarten, to increase career and technology education funding, to limit elementary class sizes, and to freeze tuition at public colleges and universities.[4] She has also authored legislation that would limit the use of sugary drinks in public schools, increase physical education and health education graduation requirements, and ban the use of trans fats by fast food chains.[4]

An advocate of women's health issues, Alvarado received media attention in 2011 during the debate of House Bill 15, a mandatory sonogram bill. Speaking on the floor of the House chamber, Alvarado displayed a 10-inch trans vaginal wand and described the intrusiveness of the sonogram procedure.[5]

State Senate

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In 2021, Alvarado engaged in a 15-hour filibuster to prevent the Republican-controlled Texas Senate from passing legislation to restrict voting rights. Filibusters in Texas require continuous standing and speaking.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ RODRIGUEZ, LORI (2005-10-22). "Councilwoman gets degree she said she had". Chron. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Texas House Bio: Carol Alvarado". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  3. ^ Patrick Svitek (December 13, 2018). "State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate". The Texas Tribune.
  4. ^ a b "Report: Bills Authored".
  5. ^ "Democrats Attack Abortion Sonogram Bill". Texas Tribune. 4 March 2011.
  6. ^ Ura, Alexa (2021-08-11). "Texas Senate outlasts 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Carol Alvarado to pass GOP voting-restrictions bill". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  7. ^ Kilgore, Ed (2021-08-12). "Texas Republicans Outlast 15-Hour Filibuster to Advance Voting-Restriction Bill". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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Preceded by Minority Leader of the Texas Senate
2020–present 		Incumbent
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