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'''Ricardo A. Galindo, III''', usually known as '''Rick Galindo''' (born April 27, 1981) is a businessman in his native [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], and [[Republican Party)|Republican]] member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] for District 117 in Bexar County. He narrowly unseated the one-term incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Philip Cortez in the general election held on November 4, 2014. District 121 is considered one of only a handful of swing districts in the Texas House.
==Background==
Galindo is a son of Oscar Hernandez Galindo, a former employee of the since-closed Kelly Air Force Base, and Valeria Galindo. He graduated from entral Catholic Marianist High School in downtown San Antonio. He subsequently received a degree in Finance and Risk Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He worked for the H. B. Zachry Company and is currently a risk manager for Spectrum Association Management. He and his wife, the former Valeria Deanna Tey, a teacher with the Northside Independent School District, have two daughters.<ref name=rgalindo>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/about.html|title=About Rick Galindo|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
On March 4, 2014, Galindo won the Republican nomination for state representative over a former lawmaker, John Garza, 2,372 votes (64.6 percent) to 1,300 (35.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar04_169_state.htm?x=0&y=218&id=176|title=Republican primary election returns (House District 117), March 4, 2014|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> He then unseated Cortez, 12,835 votes (52.7 percent) to 11,521 (47.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=General election returns, November 4, 2014|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
Galindo describes himself as a "true [[conservative]]" dedicated to job creation, opposition to [[abortion]] and the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/issues.html|title=On the Issues|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
Galindo is endorsed by the Hispanic Republicans of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkerreport.blogspot.com/2013/11/candidate-rick-galindo-for-state-rep.html|title=Rick Galindo for State Rep. Dist. 117|publisher=walkerreport.blogspot.com|author=Steve Walker|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> He is expected to face a rematch with Philip Cortez in the 2016 general election. In the swing district, Republicans have won the seat during mid-term elections but lost it in the two elections of [[U.S. Prezident]], [[Barack H. Obama]].
==References==
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==Background==
Galindo is a son of Oscar Hernandez Galindo, a former employee of the since-closed Kelly Air Force Base, and Valeria Galindo. He graduated from entral Catholic Marianist High School in downtown San Antonio. He subsequently received a degree in Finance and Risk Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He worked for the H. B. Zachry Company and is currently a risk manager for Spectrum Association Management. He and his wife, the former Valeria Deanna Tey, a teacher with the Northside Independent School District, have two daughters.<ref name=rgalindo>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/about.html|title=About Rick Galindo|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
On March 4, 2014, Galindo won the Republican nomination for state representative over a former lawmaker, John Garza, 2,372 votes (64.6 percent) to 1,300 (35.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar04_169_state.htm?x=0&y=218&id=176|title=Republican primary election returns (House District 117), March 4, 2014|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> He then unseated Cortez, 12,835 votes (52.7 percent) to 11,521 (47.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=General election returns, November 4, 2014|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
Galindo describes himself as a "true [[conservative]]" dedicated to job creation, opposition to [[abortion]] and the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/issues.html|title=On the Issues|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>
Galindo is endorsed by the Hispanic Republicans of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkerreport.blogspot.com/2013/11/candidate-rick-galindo-for-state-rep.html|title=Rick Galindo for State Rep. Dist. 117|publisher=walkerreport.blogspot.com|author=Steve Walker|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> He is expected to face a rematch with Philip Cortez in the 2016 general election. In the swing district, Republicans have won the seat during mid-term elections but lost it in the two elections of [[U.S. Prezident]], [[Barack H. Obama]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galindo, Rick}}
[[Category:Texas People]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:State legislators]]
[[Category:Roman Catholics]]