Rick Galindo

Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, III
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2015
Preceded by	Philip Cortez
Personal details
Born	April 27, 1981 San Antonio, Texas, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Valerie Deanna Tey Galindo (married 2008)
Children	Two daughters
Parents	Sylvia and Oscar Hernandez Galindo
Residence	San Antonio, Texas
Alma mater	Central Catholic High School St. Mary's University
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Roman Catholic

Ricardo A. Galindo, III, known as Rick Galindo (born April 27, 1981) is a risk management consultant in his native San Antonio, Texas, and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 117 in Bexar County. He narrowly unseated the one-term incumbent Democrat Philip Cortez in the November 4, 2014 general election.

Background

Reared on the Southside of San Antonio, Galindo is a son of Oscar Hernandez Galindo, a former civilian employee of the since-closed Kelly Air Force Base, and his wife, Valeria Galindo. He graduated from a parochial school, Central Catholic High School in downtown San Antonio. He subsequently received a degree in Finance and Risk Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Having begun his career with the H.B. Zachry Company, Galindo is currently a risk manager for Spectrum Association Management. He and his wife, the former Valeria Deanna Tey (born 1979), a teacher with the Northside Independent School District, have two young daughters.^[1]

Political life

On March 4, 2014, Galindo won the Republican nomination for state representative over a former lawmaker, John Garza, 2,372 votes (64.6 percent) to 1,300 (35.4 percent).^[2]Galindo then unseated Cortez, 12,835 votes (52.7 percent) to 11,521 (47.3 percent).^[3]

Galindo describes himself as a "true conservative who will "lead the fight for real conservative solutions that will grow our economy and create new jobs, improve our schools, protect the unborn and the infirm, preserve and defend our Second Amendment liberties and ensure our state government spends less and taxes less"^[4]

Galindo carries the backing of the group Hispanic Republicans of Texas, which seeks to elect Hispanics to office on the Republican ticket.^[5]

References

1. "About Rick Galindo". rickgalindo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
2. "Republican primary election returns (House District 117), March 4, 2014". enr.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
3. "General election returns, November 4, 2014". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
4. "On the Issues". rickgalindo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
5. Steve Walker (November 12, 2013). "Rick Galindo for State Rep. Dist. 117". walkerreport.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.