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==Political career==

==Political career==

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=April 15, 2021}}</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>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 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>