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| | |spouse=Gloria Canseco | | |spouse=Gloria Canseco |
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| − | | alma_mater=St. Louis University ([[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctorate]]) | + | | alma_mater=Saint Louis (Missouri) University ([[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctorate]]) |
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| | '''Francisco Raul Canseco''', known as '''Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]), is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]]. | | '''Francisco Raul Canseco''', known as '''Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]), is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]]. |
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| | Canseco, meanwhile, was among eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. He finished with less than 4 percent of the ballots cast. Remaining in the May 22 runoff election are Chip Roy (27 percent), a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement, and Matt McCall (17 percent), who narrowly edged out William Negley for the other runoff slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> | | Canseco, meanwhile, was among eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. He finished with less than 4 percent of the ballots cast. Remaining in the May 22 runoff election are Chip Roy (27 percent), a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement, and Matt McCall (17 percent), who narrowly edged out William Negley for the other runoff slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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| − | Meanwhile, Will Hurd handily defeated his primary opponent, [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]] of Uvalde County, and will face a Democratic opponent, either Gina Ortiz Jones or Rick Trevino, in the November 6 general election. | + | Meanwhile, Will Hurd handily defeated his conservative primary opponent, [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]] of Uvalde County, and will face a Democratic opponent, either Gina Ortiz Jones or Rick Trevino, in the November 6 general election. |
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