Abel Herrero
Abel Herrero (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 14, 2025.
Herrero (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 34. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Herrero is an attorney with Royston, Rayzor, Vickery and Williams, LLP. He has been a member of the Corpus Christi Barrios Association, vice president of the Robstown Improvement Development Corporation, and member of the Corpus Christi Bar Association. He served on the Robstown City Council from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Herrero was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Herrero was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Herrero was assigned to the following committees:
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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• Land & Resource Management, Chair |
• Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Herrero served on the following committees:
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• Criminal Jurisprudence, Chair |
• Energy Resources |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Herrero served on the following committees:
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• Criminal Jurisprudence, Chair |
• Land & Resource Management |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Abel Herrero did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero defeated Carolyn Vaughn in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero (D) | 57.6 | 22,231 | |
Carolyn Vaughn (R) | 42.4 | 16,333 |
Total votes: 38,564 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero | 100.0 | 6,515 |
Total votes: 6,515 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Carolyn Vaughn defeated James Hernandez in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Carolyn Vaughn | 72.3 | 4,835 | |
James Hernandez | 27.7 | 1,857 |
Total votes: 6,692 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero defeated James Hernandez in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero (D) | 59.5 | 32,720 | |
James Hernandez (R) | 40.5 | 22,284 |
Total votes: 55,004 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero | 100.0 | 9,323 |
Total votes: 9,323 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
James Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | James Hernandez | 100.0 | 5,094 |
Total votes: 5,094 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero defeated Chris Hale in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero (D) | 61.1 | 25,246 | |
Chris Hale (R) | 38.9 | 16,065 |
Total votes: 41,311 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Abel Herrero advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abel Herrero | 100.0 | 6,011 |
Total votes: 6,011 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34
Chris Hale advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 34 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chris Hale | 100.0 | 3,786 |
Total votes: 3,786 | ||||
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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.[2]
Incumbent Abel Herrero ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 34 general election.[3]
Texas House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | 100.00% | 33,221 | ||
Total Votes | 33,221 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Incumbent Abel Herrero ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 34 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
Texas House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Abel Herrero was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
Herrero ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 34. Herrero ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated incumbent Connie Scott (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 57.2% | 25,482 | ||
Republican | Connie Scott Incumbent | 42.8% | 19,088 | |
Total Votes | 44,570 |
2010
Herrero was defeated by Republican Connie Scott for the District 34 seat in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary.[9]
Texas House of Representatives, District 34 2010 General election results | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
13,892 | 53.95% | |||
Abel Herrero (D) | 11,855 | 46.04% |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Herrero won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 34th District, defeating Connie Scott (R).[9]
Herrero raised $577,181 for his campaign while Scott raised $314,103.[10]
Texas House of Representatives, District 34 | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
21,188 | 53.14% | |||
Connie Scott (R) | 18,684 | 46.85% |
2006
On November 4, 2006, Herrero won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' District 34, defeating Bradley Moore (L).[9]
Herrero raised $172,912 for his campaign while Moore raised $0.[11]
Texas House of Representatives, District 26 (2006) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
17,561 | ||||
4,835 |
2004
On November 4, 2004, Herrero won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' District 34, unopposed.[9]
Herrero raised $861,263 for his campaign while Terry raised $210,942.[12]
Texas House of Representatives, District 26 (2004) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
23,175 | ||||
Terry Arnold (R) | 18,924 |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2014
Herrero's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]
Save Our Schools!
- Excerpt: "As our State Representative, Herrero will send out an SOS – Save Our Schools! He backs a plan that will: Free up teachers to spend more time with each child"
Senior Citizens Deserve Better
- Excerpt: "He will make sure that seniors can get access to the health care they deserve by ensuring that their doctors receive the reimbursements they need."
Windstorm Insurance: Too Much For Too Little?
- Excerpt: "Abel Herrero will be on our side. He’ll fight against rate increases and demand that TWIA provide the service we have paid so much for."
Jobs and the Economy: Herrero Takes The Lead
- Excerpt: "Just like he did before, Herrero will work hard to create more jobs and more business growth in our community."
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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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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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[14] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[15]
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2006 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2004 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ abelherrero.com, "Issues," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 34 2013-2025 |
Succeeded by Denise Villalobos (R) |
Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 34 2005-2011 |
Succeeded by - |