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Carrillo was appointed in 2002 as the Taylor county judge, and that same year, he 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 he resigned 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>

Carrillo was appointed in 2002 as the Taylor county judge, and that same year, he 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 he resigned 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>

Carrillo 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.</ref> In that year's [[general election]] he won a full six-year term on the Commission, having easily defeated Democratic nominee 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>

Carrillo 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>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff primary returns, April 13, 2004.</ref> In that year's [[general election]] he won a full six-year term on the Commission, having easily defeated Democratic nominee 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>

Carrillo 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>   

Carrillo 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>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 2, 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>