CD34
From Texas Political Almanac
Overview
Who & Where
Filemon Vela
District Outlook
District Map
Population & Demographics
| Total Pop. | 18+ Pop. | CVAP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 698,487 | 480,232 | 380,255 |
| Anglo | 15.2% | 18.6% | 24.1% |
| Hispanic | 82.7% | 79.0% | 73.1% |
| Afr-Am | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Other | 1.0% | 1.1% | |
| Asian | 0.4% |
2012 Election Analysis
324,294 Registered Voters
237,637 Spanish-Surnamed Registered Voters
150,436 Total Ballots
| Contest | Rep. Candidate | R-% | Dem. Candidate | D-% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. President | Mitt Romney | 38.3% | Barack Obama | 60.7% |
| U.S. Senate | Ted Cruz | 41.7% | Paul Sadler | 55.2% |
| U.S. Congress | Jessica Puente Bradshaw | 36.2% | Filemon Vela | 61.9% |
| RR Commish | Christi Craddick | 36.0% | Dale Henry | 58.8% |
| Supreme Court | Nathan Hecht | 34.0% | Michele Petty | 61.3% |
| Crt. of Criminal Appeals | Sharon Keller | 37.6% | Keith Hampton | 59.3% |
2010 Election Analysis
326,112 Registered Voters
232,001 Spanish-Surnamed Registered Voters
87,633 Total Ballots
| Contest | Rep. Candidate | R-% | Dem. Candidate | D-% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Rick Perry | 42.3% | Bill White | 55.7% |
| Lt. Governor | David Dewhurst | 44.1% | Linda Chavez-Thompson | 52.2% |
| Attorney General | Greg Abbott | 50.7% | Barbara Radnofsky | 46.8% |
| Comptroller | Susan Combs | 75.7% | ||
| Land Commish | Jerry Patterson | 42.6% | Hector Uribe | 54.6% |
| Ag. Commish | Todd Staples | 43.5% | Hank Gilbert | 52.4% |
| RR Commish | David Porter | 43.3% | Jeff Weems | 51.5% |
| Supreme Court | Debra Lehrmann | 42.0% | Jim Sharp | 55.0% |
| Supreme Court | Paul Green | 42.4% | Bill Moody | 54.3% |
| Supreme Court | Eva Guzman | 45.2% | Blake Bailey | 49.9% |
| Crt. of Criminal Appeals | Michael Keasler | 43.0% | Keith Hampton | 53.4% |
Redistricting
2011 Redistricting
- Plan C235 - Congressional District 34 - plan under which 2012 elections were held
- Plan C220 - Congressional District 34 - San Antonio court's original interim plan
- Plan C185 - Congressional District 34 - plan passed by 82nd legislature
News Results
- Report: Texas missed more than $3 billion in federal food aid in 2011 - Your Houston News
[#]Report: Texas missed more than $3 billion in federal food aid in 2011
Your Houston News
Texas Congress Members Pete Gallego (D-Alpine), Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville), Randy Neugebauer (R-Lubbock) and Mike Conaway (R-Odessa) will help decide the fate of proposed cuts Wednesday when the House Agriculture Committee votes on a new ...- Bill seeks to address Mexico water debt - Monitor
[#]Bill seeks to address Mexico water debt
Monitor
Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, earlier this month drafted a similar House bill that also would require the secretary of state to send Congress a report on water sharing with Mexico. Vela said Mexico is not complying with the agreement between the two ...- Bill aims to open RFS to natural gas-based ethanol - Ethanol Producer Magazine
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Ethanol Producer MagazineBill aims to open RFS to natural gas-based ethanol
Ethanol Producer Magazine
... National Chicken Council, and America's Natural Gas Alliance. A total of 15 members of Congress have signed on to co-sponsor the bill, including Reps. Ted Poe, R-Texas; Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Eric ?Rick? Crawford, R-Ariz.; Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Tom ...and more »
U.S. Congressional Districts
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