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Texas, House of Representatives, District 132

Texas House of Representatives District 132
Current incumbentGina Calanni Democratic Party
Population172,973
Race42.6% White, 49.9% Black/Hispanic, 7.5% Other
Ethnicity63.8% Not Hispanic, 36.2% Hispanic
Voting age68.0% age 18 and over

Texas' one hundred thirty-second state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Gina Calanni.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 172,973 civilians reside within Texas' one hundred thirty-second state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 132

Gina Calanni (D) defeated incumbent Mike Schofield (R) and Daniel Arevalo (L) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gina Calanni (D)
49.3
32,841

Mike Schofield (R)
49.1
32,728

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Daniel Arevalo (L)
1.7
1,106

Total votes: 66,675
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132

Gina Calanni defeated Carlos Pena in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gina Calanni (D)
67.0
3,713

Carlos Pena (D)
33.0
1,830

Total votes: 5,543
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132

Incumbent Mike Schofield advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mike Schofield (R)
100
6,815

Total votes: 6,815

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.

Incumbent Mike Schofield defeated Phil Kurtz in the Texas House of Representatives District 132 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 132 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Schofield Incumbent 80.23% 40,001
Libertarian Phil Kurtz 19.77% 9,854
Total Votes 49,855
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Mike Schofield ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 132 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 132 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Schofield 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. Luis Lopez was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ann Hodge and Mike Schofield defeated Michael Franks and Justin Perryman in the Republican primary. Schofield defeated Hodge in the May 27 Republican primary. Schofield defeated Lopez in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 132 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Schofield 66.1% 20,535
Democratic Luis Lopez 33.9% 10,523
Total Votes 31,058

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent William Callegari (R) defeated Phil Kurtz (L) in the general election. Callegari defeated Randy Brown in the Republican primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 132, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Callegari Incumbent 80.7% 33,592
Libertarian Phil Kurtz 19.3% 8,037
Total Votes 41,629

Texas House of Representatives District 132 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Callegari Incumbent 79.5% 5,140
Randy Brown 20.5% 1,325
Total Votes 6,465

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 132 raised a total of $1,533,788. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $90,223 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 132

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $522,225 5 $104,445
2012 $223,799 2 $111,900
2010 $168,235 3 $56,078
2008 $194,009 1 $194,009
2006 $203,512 1 $203,512
2004 $89,883 2 $44,942
2002 $53,047 2 $26,524
2000 $79,078 1 $79,078
Total $1,533,788 17 $90,223