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(Top) 1 Election history 1.1 2006 1.2 2004 1.3 2002 1.4 2001 1.5 1998 1.6 1996 1.7 1994 1.8 1992 2 Notes 3 References

Richard Raymond (Texas politician)

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Richard Peña Raymond

Member of the Texas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 24, 2001
Preceded by	Henry Cuellar
Constituency	42nd district
In office January 12, 1993 – January 12, 1999
Preceded by	Ernestine Glossbrenner
Succeeded by	Ignacio Salinas Jr.
Constituency	44th district

Personal details
Born	Richard Edward Raymond (1960-10-27) October 27, 1960 (age 63) Alice, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	Aren Eva Ryan
Parents	Gabriel Charles Sr. Evelia Peña Raymond
Relatives	Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin)
Residence(s)	Laredo, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Laredo Community College University of Texas at Austin University of Texas School of Law

Richard Pena Raymond (born October 27, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes the city of Laredo. He is a member of the State Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He is the longest serving HispanicLatino State Representative in the United States, who is currently in office.

Election history[edit]

2006[edit]

Texas general election, 2006: House District 42^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	12,787	100.00
Majority			12,787	100.00	−52.86
Turnout			12,787		−52.86
	Democratic hold

Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election, 2006: House District 42^[2]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Mercurio Martinez Jr.	6,456	42.24
✓	Richard Raymond	8,828	57.76
Turnout		15,284

Democratic Party Primary Election, 2006: House District 42^[3]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Mercurio Martinez Jr.	7,650	32.89
	Sergio Mora	3,048	12.87
	Jose "Rudy" Ochoa	1,184	5.00
✓	Richard Raymond	11,806	49.84
Turnout		23,688

2004[edit]

Texas general election, 2004: House District 42^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	27,123	100.00	0.00
Majority			27,123	100.00	+0.60
Turnout			27,123		+0.60
	Democratic hold

2002[edit]

Texas general election, 2002: House District 42^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	26,961	100.00	0.00
Majority			26,961	100.00	+16.77
Turnout			26,961		+16.77
	Democratic hold

2001[edit]

Special Election, 20 January 2001: House District 42, Unexpired^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Ygnacio "Cy" Benavides	2,409	18.63
	Democratic	Javier H. Martinez Jr.	1,743	13.48
	Democratic	Maria Elena Morales	1,676	12.96
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	7,090	54.83
	Write-In	Mickey Mouse	1	0.01
	Write-In	None of the Above	1	0.01
	Write-In	George Bush	1	0.01
	Write-In	Donald Duck	1	0.01
	Write-In	Jerry Garza	1	0.01
	Write-In	Joe Guerra	1	0.01
	Write-In	Mike Kazen	3	0.02
	Write-In	Richard Raymond	2	0.02
	Write-In	L.A. Tadro	1	0.01
Majority			26,961	100.00
Turnout			12,930
	Democratic hold

1998[edit]

Texas general election, 1998: Land Commissioner^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Dewhurst	2,072,604	57.42	+10.22
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	1,438,378	39.85	−10.34
	Libertarian	J. Manuel "Monte" Montez	98,321	2.72	+0.12
Majority			634,226	17.57	+510.04
Turnout			3,609,303		−13.29
	Republican gain from Democratic

1996[edit]

Texas general election, 1996: House District 44^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	26,942	100.00	0.00
Majority			26,942	100.00
Turnout			26,942		+23.55
	Democratic hold

1994[edit]

Texas general election, 1994: House District 44^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	21,443	100.00	0.00
Majority			21,443	100.00
Turnout			21,443		−26.50
	Democratic hold

1992[edit]

Texas general election, 1992: House District 44^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	29,174	100.00
Majority			29,174	100.00
Turnout			29,174
	Democratic hold

Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election, 1992: House District 44^[11]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Tom Cate	4,781	31.65
✓	Richard Raymond	10,322	68.35
Turnout		15,103

Democratic Party Primary Election, 1992: House District 44^[12]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Tom Cate (formerly District 45)	9,706	39.83
	Alberto T. Martinez	6,714	27.55
✓	Richard Raymond	7,945	32.60
Turnout		24,365

Notes[edit]

^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "2006 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "2006 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "Special Election State Representative District 42". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

References[edit]

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry R. Cuellar	Texas State Representative for District 42 (Webb County) 2001–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ernestine Glossbrenner	Texas State Representative for District 44 (including Duval County) 1993–1999	Succeeded by Ignacio Salinas Jr.