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'''Victor G. Carrillo''' (born January 5, 1965) is a [[Texas]] [[Geology|geologist]] and [[politician]] who was formerly the chairman of his state's Railroad Commission and the county judg]] of Taylor County.

'''Victor G. Carrillo''' (born January 5, 1965) is a [[Texas]] [[Geology|geologist]] and [[politician]] who was formerly the chairman of his state's Railroad Commission and the county judg]] of Taylor County.

The son of an [[immigrant]] from [[Mexico]],<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705222119/http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |archivedate=July 5, 2009| title=Chairman Victor G. Carrillo Biography |publisher=Texas Railroad Commission}}</ref> Carrillo is a native of [[Abilene, Texas]]. He received a Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He then attended  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, where he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree, also in geology. From 1988 to 1994 he worked as a petroleum geophysicist for Amoco. He attended law school at night and in 1994 procured his [[Juris Doctorate]] degree from the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name=ourcam/><ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> From 1994 to 1996, he was an attorney for the Texas General Land Office under the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] commissioner [[Garry Mauro]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=49307|title=Victor G. Carrillo: Project Vote Smart|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

The son of an [[immigrant]] from [[Mexico]],<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705222119/http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/bio.php |accessdate=April 15, 2021|title=Chairman Victor G. Carrillo Biography|publisher=Texas Railroad Commission}}</ref> Carrillo is a native of [[Abilene]] in Taylor County in West Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He then attended  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, where he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree, also in geology. From 1988 to 1994 he worked as a petroleum geophysicist for Amoco. He attended law school at night and in 1994 procured his [[Juris Doctorate]] degree from the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name=ourcam/><ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> From 1994 to 1996, he was an attorney for the Texas General Land Office under the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] commissioner [[Garry Mauro]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=49307|title=Victor G. Carrillo: Project Vote Smart|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

Having returned to Abilene in 1996, he taught [[political science]] for a time at Hardin-Simmons and served on the city council and as an assistant city attorney while maintaining a law practice.   He and his wife, Joy McClellan Carrillo, have three daughters, all [[homeschooling|home-school]]ed. While in Abilene, they attended Abilene Bible Church,<ref name=ourcam/> and Carrillo was a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Abilene Hispanic Leadership Council, Keep Abilene Beautiful, the [[Salvation Army]], and the board of advisors of the ''Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy,'' published by the [[University of Texas at Austin]] School of Law.<ref name=vsmart/> He was appointed Taylor county judge, and in 2002 ran for and won election to a full four-year term in that position.<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> However, he served less than two months of his elected term before resigning in February 2003 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Railroad Commission, filling a seat vacated by [[Tony Garza]],<ref name=ourcam>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=37202|title=Carrillo, Victor G.|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> who had resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/219/000121853/|title=Tony Garza|publisher=nndb.com|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref>

Having returned to Abilene in 1996, he taught [[political science]] for a time at Hardin-Simmons and served on the city council and as an assistant city attorney while maintaining a law practice. He and his wife, the former Joy McClellan, have three daughters, all [[homeschooling|home-school]]ed. While in Abilene, they attended Abilene Bible Church,<ref name=ourcam/> and Carrillo was a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Abilene Hispanic Leadership Council, Keep Abilene Beautiful, the [[Salvation Army]], and the board of advisors of the ''Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy,'' published by the [[University of Texas at Austin]] School of Law.<ref name=vsmart/> He was appointed Taylor county judge, and in 2002 ran for and won election to a full four-year term in that position.<ref name=RailroadCommArchiveBio/> However, he served less than two months of his elected term before resigning in February 2003 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Railroad Commission, filling a seat vacated by [[Tony Garza]],<ref name=ourcam>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=37202|title=Carrillo, Victor G.|publisher=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> who had resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/219/000121853/|title=Tony Garza|publisher=nndb.com|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref>

Carillo joined the Railroad Commission, the state's [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], and pipeline regulatory body as an appointee of [[Governor]]  [[Rick Perry]]. In 2004 he sought an elective term on the Railroad Commission, failing to win the [[primary]] outright, but winning the Republican nomination after a runoff election] against the politically unknown Robert Butler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Republican runoff primary returns, April 13, 2004|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> In that year's [[general election]] he won a full six-year term on the Commission, easily defeating Democrat Bob Scarborough.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8216|title=John-Laurent Tronche, "Victor G. Carrillo, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas"|publisher=fwbusinesspress.com, August 18, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas general election returns, November 2, 2004|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref>

Carillo joined the Railroad Commission, the state's [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], and pipeline regulatory body as an appointee of [[Governor]]  [[Rick Perry]]. In 2004 he sought an elective term on the Railroad Commission, failing to win the [[primary]] outright, but winning the Republican nomination after a runoff election] against the politically unknown Robert Butler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Republican runoff primary returns, April 13, 2004|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref> In that year's [[general election]] he won a full six-year term on the Commission, easily defeating Democrat Bob Scarborough.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=8216|title=John-Laurent Tronche, "Victor G. Carrillo, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas"|publisher=fwbusinesspress.com, August 18, 2008|accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas general election returns, November 2, 2004|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref>

Carillo served on the Railroad Commission until 2011, when his elective term ended. He was a candidate for re-nomination in the statewide Republican primary election on March 2, 2010, but he was handily defeated by newcomer [[David J. Porter]], an accountant from Giddings in Lee County, who received 732,892 votes (60.7 percent) to Carrillo's 474,096 (39.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar02_148_state.htm?x=0&y=18482&id=272|title=Texas Republican primary election returns, March 2, 2010|publisher=sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 3, 2010}}</ref> In the November 2, 2010, [[general election]], Porter then defeated the Democrat Jeff Weems, an oil-and-gas lawyer from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref>Texas Secretary of State,  General election returns, March 2, 2010}}</ref>   

Carillo served on the Railroad Commission until 2011, when his elective term ended. He was a candidate for re-nomination in the statewide Republican primary election on March 2, 2010, but he was handily defeated by newcomer David J. Porter, an accountant from Giddings in Lee County, who received 732,892 votes (60.7 percent) to Carrillo's 474,096 (39.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar02_148_state.htm?x=0&y=18482&id=272|title=Texas Republican primary election returns, March 2, 2010|publisher=sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 3, 2010}}</ref> In the November 2, 2010, [[general election]], Porter then defeated the Democrat Jeff Weems, an oil-and-gas lawyer from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref>Texas Secretary of State,  General election returns, March 2, 2010}}</ref>   

On his website as Railroad Commission chairman, Carrillo used the slogan "Promoting Texas Energy for All Texans," adding: "Texas is our nation’s premier energy producing state and the Texas energy sector plays a critical role in ensuring domestic energy security. At this critical stage in our nation’s energy security future, we must responsibly drill more in our own backyard to minimize foreign oil and gas imports."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705225910/https://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/ |title=Railroad Commission of Texas|publisher=itc.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref>

On his website as Railroad Commission chairman, Carrillo used the slogan "Promoting Texas Energy for All Texans," adding: "Texas is our nation’s premier energy producing state and the Texas energy sector plays a critical role in ensuring domestic energy security. At this critical stage in our nation’s energy security future, we must responsibly drill more in our own backyard to minimize foreign oil and gas imports."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090705225910/https://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/carrillo/ |title=Railroad Commission of Texas|publisher=itc.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 11, 2009}}</ref>