Carlos Quintanilla - Power Voter

Carlos Quintanilla

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Full Name:
Carlos Quintanilla
Gender:
Male
Home City:
Dallas, TX

Personal Details

Carlos Quintanilla (Democrat) was a candidate for Texas' 33rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Quintanilla lost the primary on March 6, 2018.

Quintanilla was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of Texas. Quintanilla was defeated by incumbent Marc Veasey in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.

Quintanilla was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of Texas.

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Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 33, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020

Policy Positions

2021

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
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1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
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Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
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Do you support increasing defense spending?
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1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
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2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
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1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
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1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
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1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
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2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
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Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

2020

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 33

Incumbent Marc Veasey (D) defeated Willie Billups (R) and Jason Reeves (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 33 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Marc Veasey (D)	76.2	90,805
	Willie Billups (R)	21.9	26,120
	Jason Reeves (L)	1.9	2,299

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 119,224

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33

Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Marc Veasey (D)	70.6	14,998
	Carlos Quintanilla (D)	29.4	6,233

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 21,231

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33

Willie Billups advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Willie Billups (R)	100	5,254

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,254

2016

rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Marc Veasey (D) defeated M. Mark Mitchell (R) and Roy Carl Stanley (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Mitchell defeated Bruce Chadwick to win the Republican nomination.

U.S. House, Texas District 33 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marc Veasey Incumbent	73.7%	93,147
	Republican	M. Mark Mitchell	26.3%	33,222
Total Votes				126,369
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
M. Mark Mitchell	52.4%	6,411
Bruce Chadwick	47.6%	5,831
Total Votes		12,242
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marc Veasey Incumbent	63.4%	20,526
Carlos Quintanilla	36.6%	11,846
Total Votes		32,372
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

The following goals were listed on Quintanilla's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .

“

To establish a Vocational Training Program in Oak Cliff.
To establish a Vocational Training Program in Fort Worth.
To build a state of the art Senior Citizens Center in Oak Cliff.
To create a Small Business Loan Program with the interest waived from federal, state and city deposits at a rate of 1 to 3%, five year term up to $25,000.
To support and expand drug rehab programs.

”

—Carlos Quintanilla's campaign website, http://quintanilla2016.com/issues/

2012

Quintanilla ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 33rd District. He was defeated by Domingo Garcia and Marc Veasey in the Democratic primary on May 29, 2012.

U.S. House, Texas District 33 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marc Veasey Incumbent	36.8%	6,938
Domingo Garcia	25%	4,715
Kathleen Hicks	12.6%	2,372
David Alameel	10.9%	2,064
Manuel Valdez	4.7%	884
Steve Salazar	2.6%	482
Chrysta Castaneda	2.1%	395
Jason E. Roberts	1.8%	342
Carlos Quintanilla	1.5%	286
Kyev Tatum, Sr.	1.1%	201
J. R. Molina	1%	189
Total Votes		18,868

Campaign themes

Quintanilla's campaign website listed the following issues:

Jobs

Excerpt: "Carlos Quintanilla supports a Comprehensive effort to create jobs, by investing in infrastructure, creating a Summer Jobs Program, Investing in Schools and in Teachers, Building New Roads, Providing Tax Breaks to Small Businesses, and Making Available Small Business Loans to those Businesses that will help create JOBS."

Healthcare

Excerpt: "Americans need Comprehensive Medical Coverage, one out of five Texans are without Healthcare. We need to make sure that all Texans have access to quality health care"

Energy

Excerpt: "Energy exploration must be done responsibly and in an efficient manner, simply because we need gas and fuel, we should not give carte blanche to big oil companies like British Petroleum (BP) and Exxon Oil. Big oil and big energy companies must know that I am on the side of alternative fuel development, conserving our eco systems, protecting the way of life of fisherman and promoting Gulf tourism."

Immigration Reform

Excerpt: "Carlos Quintanilla supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform, with a path to Citizenship, which will include a fine, a thorough criminal background check and assurances that Immigrants will continue to be productive Citizens of the United States, with a caveat that they would be ineligible for government subsidies and or welfare programs."

Crime

Excerpt: "Carlos Quintanilla was active, engaged, and passionate about fighting the biggest drug epidemic to hit Texas, and in particular many areas within the 33rd Congressional District, that caused the death of more than 30 young teenagers and the addiction of thousands of young Children, to this killer drug that Children labeled Cheese Heroin."

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2021

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2020

Abortion

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Economy

Education

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Guns

Health Care

Immigration

Marijuana

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2018

General election for U.S. House Texas District 33

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33

2016

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