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'''Jay Allen Carnes''', usually cited as '''J. Allen Carnes''' (born November 23, 1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jay-carnes/e102601729722|title=Jay Carnes|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 19, 2019}}</ref> is a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man who from 2012 to 2014 served as the mayor of Uvalde, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/j-allen-carnes-down-on-the-farm/ | title=Down on the Farm | publisher=''Texas Observer''| date=December 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=dallasnews/><ref name"leader_news">{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref>
'''Jay Allen Carnes''', usually cited as '''J. Allen Carnes''' (born November 23, 1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jay-carnes/e102601729722|title=Jay Carnes|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 19, 2019}}</ref> is a [[farmer]] and [[business]]man who from 2012 to 2014 served as the mayor of Uvalde, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/j-allen-carnes-down-on-the-farm/ | title=Down on the Farm | publisher=''Texas Observer''| date=December 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=dallasnews/><ref name"leader_news">{{cite web|url=http://archives.etypeservices.com/Uvalde1/Magazine53419/Publication/Magazine53419.pdf |publisher=''Uvalde Leader-News'' | date=May 15, 2014 |title=McLaughlin is new mayor}}</ref>
On March 4, 2014, Carnes was an unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in the [[primary]] eection for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.
On March 4, 2014, Carnes was an unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in the [[primary]] election for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.
==Background==
==Background==
Carnes was reared on a ranch in Uvalde County and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXCarnesJAllen1|title=Biographical Profile for Jay Allen Carnes|publisher=vote-tx.org|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> Prior to his election as mayor, a nonpartisan position in Texas, he served from 2008 to 2012 on the Uvalde City Council. He has also been appointed to numerous Texas agriculture boards and commissions, including the Texas International Produce Association and the Texas Vegetable Association.<ref name=dallasnews>{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/uvalde-mayor-carnes-currently-exploring-agriculture-commissioner-race-to-make-announcement-sept-5.html/|title=David Barer, Uvalde Mayor Carnes, Currently Exploring Agriculture Commissioner Race, to Make Announcement Sept. 5|date=August 26, 2013|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
Carnes was reared on a ranch in Uvalde County and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] at [[Austin]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXCarnesJAllen1|title=Biographical Profile for Jay Allen Carnes|publisher=vote-tx.org|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> Prior to his election as mayor, a nonpartisan position in Texas, he served from 2008 to 2012 on the Uvalde City Council. He has also been appointed to numerous Texas agriculture boards and commissions, including the Texas International Produce Association and the Texas Vegetable Association.<ref name=dallasnews>{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/uvalde-mayor-carnes-currently-exploring-agriculture-commissioner-race-to-make-announcement-sept-5.html/|title=David Barer, Uvalde Mayor Carnes, Currently Exploring Agriculture Commissioner Race, to Make Announcement Sept. 5|date=August 26, 2013|publisher=''Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
Carnes' grandfather started tilling the soil about Uvalde in 1950. Allen Carnes is the principal owner and manager of Winter Garden Produce, located on the north side of Uvalde. The company ships crops throughout the nation. Carnes farms vegetables, grain, and [[cotton]]. The Carnes family owns more than 3,500 acres of farmland. Carnes himself manages more than 1,000 acres and holds majority interest in the cotton gin.<ref name=bio/> Like the state as a whole, Winter Garden Produce has struggled in recent years with drought, a matter which particularly concerns Carnes.<ref name=tobserver>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasobserver.org/j-allen-carnes-down-on-the-farm/|title=Down on the Farm The only life-long farmer in the GOP race for Texas agriculture commissioner struggles to be heard over an ideological food-fight, December 18, 2013|publisher=''The Texas Observer''|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> He is affiliated with the South Texans' Property Rights Association, the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, and the [[Fort Worth]]-based Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.<ref name=bio/>
Carnes' grandfather started tilling the soil about Uvalde in 1950. Allen Carnes is the principal owner and manager of Winter Garden Produce, located on the north side of Uvalde. The company ships crops throughout the nation. Carnes farms vegetables, grain, and [[cotton]]. The Carnes family owns more than 3,500 acres of farmland. Carnes himself manages more than 1,000 acres and holds majority interest in the cotton gin.<ref name=bio/> Like the state as a whole, Winter Garden Produce has struggled in recent years with drought, a matter which particularly concerns Carnes.<ref name=tobserver>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasobserver.org/j-allen-carnes-down-on-the-farm/|title=Down on the Farm The only life-long farmer in the GOP race for Texas agriculture commissioner struggles to be heard over an ideological food-fight, December 18, 2013|publisher=''The Texas Observer''|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> He is affiliated with the South Texans' Property Rights Association, the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, and the [[Fort Worth]]-based Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.<ref name=bio/>
Carnes and his wife, the former Brooke C. Milam (born c. 1976), have three children. He is finance chairman of the First [[United Methodist]] Church in Uvalde. He is a coach for Uvalde Youth Sports.<ref name=bio/>
Carnes and his wife, the former Brooke C. Milam (born c. 1976), have three children. He is finance chairman of the First [[United Methodist]] Church in Uvalde. He is a coach for Uvalde Youth Sports.<ref name=bio/>