Abel Bosquez
Abel Bosquez (b. September 13, 1953) was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 87 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] Bosquez was a 2012 candidate for District 87 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Biography
Boseuz earned his B.S. in Union Leadership and Administration from the National Labor College. His professional experience includes working as a Production Tech for B&W Pantex. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1976 to 1980 and in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1980 to 1985.[2]
Campaign themes
Bosquez focused on two main issues on his campaign website:
Education Excerpt:"We need to work on a better educational system and we have the teaching staff to accomplish this feat. We need to address the high school dropout rates and high teenage pregnancies in our school systems. The educational system needs to keep the interest of the students on school excellence. We can do this by bringing back vocational courses that will teach students a trade interest they can use after high school. Not all students are college bound because of lack of funds or the high cost of tuitions but they can learn a trade and will be able to start on a career and be productive citizens in the panhandle. College courses can come later at one’s own pace at local Community Colleges."
Jobs Excerpt: "We need employment opportunities that will keep our graduating high school and college students in the Panhandle. These jobs need to have decent and fair living wages, vacation, sick leave and good health care benefits. The interest in local jobs comes from trades and classes learned in school. Current businesses and corporations will always need blue and white collar workers to design and build additions to current buildings, do electrical, plumbing and cleaning upkeep of these buildings. We can manufacture, erect and maintain the wind turbines going up locally and we can build the roads leading to all these employment opportunities."[3]
Elections
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 Four Price was unopposed in the Republican primary, and Abel Bosquez was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Price defeated Bosquez in the general election.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Four Price Incumbent |
84.3% | 19,714 | |
| Democratic | Abel Bosquez | 15.7% | 3,664 | |
| Total Votes | 23,378 | |||
2012
Bosquez ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 87. Bosquez ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Four Price (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Four Price Incumbent |
77.3% | 32,564 | |
| Democratic | Abel Bosquez | 22.7% | 9,567 | |
| Total Votes | 42,131 | |||
2010
Bosquez ran for election to Texas House of Representatives District 87. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and then defeated by Republican candidate Four Price in the November 2 general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 87 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Four Price (R)
|
16,979 | 77.32% | ||
| Abel Bosquez (D) | 4,148 | 18.89% | ||
| James Hudspeth (L) | 830 | 3.78% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Organizational Involvement
Community Organizations
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and has served as District One District Director, Deputy, District Director, District Treasurer, District Chaplain, Council President, Vice President, *Treasurer, and Parliamentarian
- Served as Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary of Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member of 79107 YES Neighborhood Program
- Board Member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Advisory School Board
- Served as Secretary and Board Member High Plain Food Bank
- Member of American Legion
Union Organizations
- Member of Teamsters
- International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers and holds the offices of
- Local Lodge 1255 Trustee and Legislative Chair
- Holds the office of Delegate from Local Lodge 1255 and Trusteeon Metal Trades Council
- Vice-President of Central Labor Council, Delegate from Local Lodge 1255
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Member from Local Lodge 1255
Political Organizations
- Potter County Democratic Chairman, also Potter County Precinct 223 Chairman
- Texas Democratic County Chairs Association representing Potter County
- Potter/Randall Democratic Club, member and past President
- Potter/Randall Democratic Headquarters, Board Member[7]
Personal
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Bosquez and his wife, Nancy, have one child.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Abel + Bosquez + Texas + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official Campaign website
- Abel Bosquez on Facebook
- Abel Bosquez on Twitter
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Contributions, OpenSecrets
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Texas Tribune
- Profile from Imagine Election
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ abelbosquezfortexas.com, "About Abel," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Issues
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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