Rafael Anchia

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Rafael Anchia
Image of Rafael Anchia
Texas House of Representatives District 103
Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

19

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Rafael Anchia (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 103. He assumed office on January 11, 2005. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Anchia (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 103. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Anchia is an Attorney with Haynes and Boone, LLP. He has worked as an Attorney for Patton Boggs LLP, as a guest lecturer at Saint Mary's University School of Law, Adjunct Professor at Texas Technical University Law School, and visiting Professor at Tulane University School of Law.

Anchia is a member of Catholic Campus Community - Southern Methodist University, Dallas Assembly, Leadership Dallas Alumni Association, Oak Cliff Lions Club, Southern Methodist University Clements Center on Southwest Studies, and Chair of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.[1]

In August 2012, Anchia was included in a list of 20 Latino political rising stars compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Anchia was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Anchia was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Anchia was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs, Chair
Pensions

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anchia served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Anchia served on the following committees:

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anchia served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Anchia served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Issues

Renewable energy subsidies

On January 25, 2013, Anchia filed House Bill 723, which would amend Texas' energy goals to include 1,500 megawatts of non-wind renewable energy by 2022. Advocates of solar power advocated for the "non-wind" requirement.[3] However, Bill Peacock of the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation criticized HB 723 as an expansion of Texas' government support for renewable energy when "There has never been a better time than now to end renewable energy subsidies."[4] As of February 26, 2013, HB 723 had not yet been referred to a committee.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia (D)
 
100.0
 
33,991

Total votes: 33,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
 
100.0
 
6,676

Total votes: 6,676
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia defeated Alejandro Arrieta in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia (D)
 
75.5
 
26,783
Image of Alejandro Arrieta
Alejandro Arrieta (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
24.5
 
8,681

Total votes: 35,464
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
 
100.0
 
7,322

Total votes: 7,322
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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 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia defeated Jerry Fortenberry in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia (D)
 
74.5
 
37,848
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Jerry Fortenberry (R)
 
25.5
 
12,934

Total votes: 50,782
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
 
100.0
 
13,358

Total votes: 13,358
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Jerry Fortenberry defeated Sherry Lee Mecom in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jerry Fortenberry
 
53.0
 
1,080
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Sherry Lee Mecom
 
47.0
 
958

Total votes: 2,038
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia defeated Jerry Fortenberry in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia (D)
 
78.2
 
29,936
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Jerry Fortenberry (R)
 
21.8
 
8,322

Total votes: 38,258
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Rafael Anchia advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
 
100.0
 
6,816

Total votes: 6,816
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103

Jerry Fortenberry advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 103 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jerry Fortenberry
 
100.0
 
1,279

Total votes: 1,279
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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.[5]

Incumbent Rafael Anchia ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 103 general election.[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rafael Anchia Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 3,323
Total Votes 3,323
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Rafael Anchia ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 103 Democratic Primary.[7][8]

Texas House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rafael Anchia Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives 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 Rafael Anchia was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[9][10][11]

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Anchia ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 103. The primary election took place on May 29, 2012 and he was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Anchia won re-election in District 103. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[12]

Texas House of Representatives, District 103
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Rafael Anchia (D) 7,626 100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Anchia won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 103rd District, receiving 14,825 votes ahead of Libertarian David Mason (1,963).[12] He raised $153,155 for his campaign.[13]

Texas House of Representatives, District 103
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Rafael Anchia (D) 14,825 88.30%
David R. Mason (L) 1,963 11.69%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Rafael Anchia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Rafael Anchia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Anchia's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]

Crime Prevention

  • Excerpt: "Rep. Anchia has worked tirelessly in the legislature to make the neighborhoods of District 103 a safer place. He has passed legislation that cracks down on burglary of motor vehicles by increasing the penalty to a felony on the third offense."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "Rep. Anchia has worked to pass legislation which makes health care affordable and accessible to all Texans. In 2007, Anchia co-authored a bill which restored many of the cuts made to the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program made in 2003, covering an additional 118,000 Texas children since its passage."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Rep. Anchia has worked to improve the Texas public education system by improving teacher pay, increasing the relevance and opportunities for success for both college-bound and vocational students, and decreasing the reliance on a single test to determine a student’s level of performance."

Energy

  • Excerpt: "He has authored numerous legislative proposals that would save businesses, government, and residential consumers money while protecting the environment by promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative technologies like plug-in hybrids and combined heat and power plants."

Homeowner & Tenant Rights Legislation

  • Excerpt: "Rep. Anchia shares Texans’ concerns with rising home owner’s insurance rates. Last session, Anchia led the call control insurance rates by authoring legislation that would to strengthen the regulations on homeowner’s insurance companies."

Campaign finance summary


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Rafael Anchia campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 103Won general$141,267 $295,340
2022Texas House of Representatives District 103Won general$315,431 $508,667
2020Texas House of Representatives District 103Won general$307,942 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 103Won general$334,560 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 103Won $329,464 N/A**
2012Texas State House, District 103Won $334,243 N/A**
2010Texas State House, District 103Won $297,674 N/A**
2008Texas State House, District 103Won $282,890 N/A**
2006Texas State House, District 103Won $206,242 N/A**
2004Texas State House, District 103Won $87,071 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2016 Democratic National Convention

Personal

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Anchia and his wife, Marissa, have two children.

See also


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Footnotes

  1. Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
  2. San Francisco Chronicle, "20 Latino political rising stars of 2012 (with PHOTO GALLERY)," August 25, 2012
  3. Kate Galbraith, Texas Tribune, "Clean Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature," February 14, 2013
  4. Texas Public Policy Foundation, "Thinking Economically: Texas' New Wind Record and Renewable Energy Subsidies," February 15, 2013
  5. Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  6. Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
  7. Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
  8. Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
  9. Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
  10. The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
  11. Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
  13. Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
  14. rafaelanchia.com, "Issues," accessed February 14, 2014
  15. kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
  16. 16.0 16.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
  17. Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to [email protected].
  18. The Texas Tribune, “Bernie Sanders Unlikely to Flip Many Texas Superdelegates," April 21, 2016
  19. To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at [email protected].
  20. Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
  21. CNN, "Texas Exit Polls," March 1, 2016
  22. 22.0 22.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
  23. The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
  24. Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016

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