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'''Ricardo A. Galindo, III''', usually known as '''Rick Galindo''' (born April 27, 1981) is a businessman in his native [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], and [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 117 in Bexar County. He narrowly unseated the one-term incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Philip Cortez in the general election held on November 4, 2014. District 117 is considered one of only a handful of swing districts in the Texas House.

 

'''Ricardo A. Galindo, III''', usually known as '''Rick Galindo''' (born April 27, 1981), is a [[business]]man in his native [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 117 in Bexar County.

 

He narrowly unseated the one-term incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Philip Cortez in the general election held on November 4, 2014. District 117 is considered one of only a handful of swing districts in the Texas House.

==Background==

==Background==

Galindo is a son of Oscar Hernandez Galindo, a former employee of the since-closed Kelly Air Force Base, and Valeria Galindo. He graduated from entral Catholic Marianist High School in downtown San Antonio. He subsequently received a degree in Finance and Risk Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He worked for the H. B. Zachry Company and is currently a risk manager for Spectrum Association Management. He and his wife, the former Valeria Deanna Tey, an educator with the Northside Independent School District, have two daughters.<ref name=rgalindo>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/about.html|title=About Rick Galindo|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>

Galindo is a son of Oscar Hernandez Galindo, a former employee of the since-closed Kelly Air Force Base, and Valeria Galindo. He graduated from entral Catholic Marianist High School in downtown San Antonio. He subsequently received a degree in Finance and Risk Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He worked for the [[H. B. Zachry, Jr.|H. B. Zachry]] Company and is currently a risk manager for Spectrum Association Management. He and his wife, the former Valeria Deanna Tey, an educator with the Northside Independent School District, have two daughters.<ref name=rgalindo>{{cite web|url=http://rickgalindo.com/about.html|title=About Rick Galindo|publisher=rickgalindo.com|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Political life==

==Political life==

Endorsed by the Hispanic Republicans of Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkerreport.blogspot.com/2013/11/candidate-rick-galindo-for-state-rep.html|title=Rick Galindo for State Rep. Dist. 117|publisher=walkerreport.blogspot.com|author=Steve Walker|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> Galindo is expected to face a rematch with Philip Cortez in the 2016 general election. In the swing district, Republicans have won the position during mid-term elections of 2010 and 2014 but lost it twice with the national victories of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. A public affairs specialist with the [[United States Air Force]] and a former member of the San Antonio City Council, Cortez will be deployed early in 2016 for as long as six months in southwest [[Asia]]. He is expected to return to San Antonio by September in time for the general election campaign against Galindo. Meanwhile, he will designate surrogates to represent him at campaign functions. Cortez has painted Galindo as too conservative for the district. Galindo's vote for the 2015 state budget, said Cortez, shortchanged health care services and [[State school|public education]].<ref>Gilbert Garcia, "Reserve deployment a hurdle for candidate", ''San Antonio Express-News'', November 20, 2015, p. A2</ref>

Endorsed by the Hispanic Republicans of Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkerreport.blogspot.com/2013/11/candidate-rick-galindo-for-state-rep.html|title=Rick Galindo for State Rep. Dist. 117|publisher=walkerreport.blogspot.com|author=Steve Walker|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> Galindo is expected to face a rematch with Philip Cortez in the 2016 general election. In the swing district, Republicans have won the position during mid-term elections of 2010 and 2014 but lost it twice with the national victories of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. A public affairs specialist with the [[United States Air Force]] and a former member of the San Antonio City Council, Cortez will be deployed early in 2016 for as long as six months in southwest [[Asia]]. He is expected to return to San Antonio by September in time for the general election campaign against Galindo. Meanwhile, he will designate surrogates to represent him at campaign functions. Cortez has painted Galindo as too conservative for the district. Galindo's vote for the 2015 state budget, said Cortez, shortchanged health care services and [[State school|public education]].<ref>Gilbert Garcia, "Reserve deployment a hurdle for candidate", ''San Antonio Express-News'', November 20, 2015, p. A2</ref>

On November 8, 2016, the Democrat Philip Cortez unseated Galindo to return to the District 117 House seat, as [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] handily prevailed in Bexar Countyt, Texas.

On November 8, 2016, the Democrat Philip Cortez unseated Galindo to reclaim the District 117 House seat, as [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] handily prevailed in Bexar County.

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