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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]] election 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 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 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>​

==Race for agriculture commissioner==

==Race for agriculture commissioner==

 

Carnes began his campaign for agriculture commissioner with $89,000, the smallest amount of the five Republican candidates who sought the position.<ref name=dallasnews/> Carnes' opponents challenged his actual commitment to the Republican Party. Carnes voted in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] primaries in 2008 and 2010, as well as 2000, although he disputes that contention. He said that he backed Democrats in local races for [[sheriff]] and county judge in which no Republicans were seeking those offices in Uvalde County. Carnes said that his backing for these Democrats and political contributions to other Democrats was tied directly to agriculture issues.

Carnes began his campaign for agriculture commissioner with $89,000, the smallest amount of the five Republican candidates who sought the position.<ref name=dallasnews/> Carnes' opponents challenged his actual commitment to the Republican Party. Carnes voted in the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] primaries in 2008 and 2010, as well as 2000, although he disputes that contention. He said that he backed Democrats in local races for [[sheriff]] and county judge in which no Republicans were seeking those offices in Uvalde County. Carnes said that his backing for these Democrats and political contributions to other Democrats was tied directly to agriculture issues.

Under Texas election law, one is automatically a "member" of the political party in whose primary and/or runoff election he participates. Only Democrats and Republicans in Texas hold primaries. He remains a "member" of that party for two years until the next regular primary or runoff. The only way he can "change" his party is to wait two years, then skip a primary and become an "unaffiliated" voter or to vote in the other party's primary and in effect "change" his partisan registration. He cannot switch from one party's primary and vote in the other party's immediate runoff election.<ref>Lyle C. Brown et al, ''Practicing Texas Politics'', 13th ed. (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), pp. 192–195.</ref>

Under Texas election law, one is automatically a "member" of the political party in whose primary and/or runoff election he participates. Only Democrats and Republicans in Texas hold primaries. He remains a "member" of that party for two years until the next regular primary or runoff. The only way he can "change" his party is to wait two years, then skip a primary and become an "unaffiliated" voter or to vote in the other party's primary and in effect "change" his partisan registration. He cannot switch from one party's primary and vote in the other party's immediate runoff election.<ref>Lyle C. Brown et al, ''Practicing Texas Politics'', 13th ed. (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), pp. 192–195.</ref>

Carnes donated about $5,000 total to three Democrat members of the [[U.S. Congress]], including former  [[U.S. Representative]] Pete Gallego in the 23rd congressional district,a former state legislator from Alpine in Brewster County. In 2012, Gallego unseated freshman Republican Representative [[Francisco Canseco]], a conservative from [[San Antonio]]. Canseco then lost to [[Will Hurd]], a [[Moderate Republican]], in a runoff election for this same seat on May 27, 2014. Carnes contributed to Democrat U.S. Representative Henry Roberto Cuellar of [[Laredo]] in the 28th congressonal distrct and donated as well to Democratic former Representative [[Ciro Rodriguez]] of San Antonio, whom Gallego defeated in the 2012 Democratic primary. In 2004, when Carnes did not vote in either party's primary, Cuellar unseated Rodriguez for the Democratic nomination after a contested recount. Rodriguez subsequently returned in 2006 to claim the neighboring 23rd District, when he unseated the Republican Henry Bonilla of San Antonio. Carnes has also contributed $5,000 to several political action committees concerned with agriculture.<ref name=carnesquestionedaboutparty/>

Carnes donated about $5,000 total to three Democrat members of the [[U.S. Congress]], including former  [[U.S. Representative]] Pete Gallego in the 23rd congressional district,a former state legislator from Alpine in Brewster County. In 2012, Gallego unseated freshman Republican Representative [[Francisco Canseco]], a conservative from [[San Antonio]]. Canseco then lost to [[Will Hurd]], a [[Moderate Republican]], in a runoff election for this same seat on May 27, 2014. Carnes contributed to Democrat U.S. Representative Henry Roberto Cuellar of [[Laredo]] in the 28th congressional district and donated as well to Democratic former Representative [[Ciro Rodriguez]] of San Antonio, whom Gallego defeated in the 2012 Democratic primary. In 2004, when Carnes did not vote in either party's primary, Cuellar unseated Rodriguez for the Democratic nomination after a contested recount. Rodriguez subsequently returned in 2006 to claim the neighboring 23rd District, when he unseated the Republican Henry Bonilla of San Antonio. Carnes has also contributed $5,000 to several political action committees concerned with agriculture.<ref name=carnesquestionedaboutparty/>

In 2012, Carnes voted for the first time in a Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yct.org/with-exception-of-miller-ag-commission-race-full-of-liberals/|title=J. Allen Carnes|publisher=Young Conservatives of Texas|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, Carnes voted for the first time in a Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yct.org/with-exception-of-miller-ag-commission-race-full-of-liberals/|title=J. Allen Carnes|publisher=Young Conservatives of Texas|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>

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