Richard Raymond
2001 - Present
2025
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Richard Raymond (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on January 24, 2001. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Raymond (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Raymond received both his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin. He works as a businessman and a consultant.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Raymond was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Raymond was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Raymond 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 |
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| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Ways & Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raymond served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Raymond served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| • Rules & Resolutions |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Raymond served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| • Joint Committee on Oversight of HHS Eligibility System |
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Raymond served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
Issues
Texas open beaches
Raymond was a sponsor of the Texas Open Beaches Amendment (2009), which was on the November 2009 ballot in Texas. The amendment was approved by voters.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Raymond (D) | 100.0 | 38,570 |
| Total votes: 38,570 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond | 100.0 | 12,768 |
| Total votes: 12,768 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Raymond in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Joe Brennan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond (D) | 71.2 | 24,075 |
 | Joe Brennan (R) | 28.8 | 9,734 | |
| Total votes: 33,809 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Jorge Delgado in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond | 62.7 | 8,611 |
 | Jorge Delgado | 37.3 | 5,130 | |
| Total votes: 13,741 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Joe Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Brennan | 100.0 | 1,897 |
| Total votes: 1,897 | |||
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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 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond (D) | 100.0 | 35,709 |
| Total votes: 35,709 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond | 100.0 | 16,683 |
| Total votes: 16,683 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Luis De La Garza in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond (D) | 74.3 | 25,392 |
| Luis De La Garza (R) | 25.7 | 8,778 | |
| Total votes: 34,170 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Raymond | 100.0 | 13,566 |
| Total votes: 13,566 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42
Luis De La Garza advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luis De La Garza | 100.0 | 883 |
| Total votes: 883 | |||
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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.[3]
Incumbent Richard Raymond ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 42 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Richard Raymond Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 35,124 | |
| Total Votes | 35,124 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Richard Raymond ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 42 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Richard Raymond Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Richard Raymond was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Raymond defeated Nicolas Serna, III (Green) in the general election.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Richard Raymond Incumbent |
88.4% | 16,103 | |
| Green | Nicolas Serna III | 11.6% | 2,104 | |
| Total Votes | 18,207 | |||
2012
Raymond ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 42. Raymond ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
2010
Raymond won re-election unopposed in District 42 in 2010. 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 42 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Richard Pena Raymond (D)
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18,798 | 100 | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Raymond won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 42nd District. Raymond ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 31,129 votes.[12] Raymond raised $272,111 for his campaign.[13]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Richard Raymond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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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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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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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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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[15]
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Noteworthy events
Alleged political favoritism at the University of Texas
In May 2014, reporters at Watchdog.org released a report detailing alleged situations where admitted students with typically lower-than-acceptable credentials had connections to politicians or elected officials. Raymond was an elected official at the time he was admitted to the University.[16]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Constitutional right to hit beach? Voters will decide," May 29, 2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Civil Justice League, "Texas House Races 2014," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Election Brackets," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelections - ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Watchdog.org, "UT favoritism report produced by hard work, not leaks," May 14, 2014
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Texas House of Representatives District 42 2001-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 44 1993-1999 |
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