John Carona
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| John Carona | |
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| Member of the Texas Senate from the 16th district |
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| Assumed office 1996 |
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| Preceded by | John N. Leedom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1955 Texas City, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Texas State Senator and director, CEO, and president of Associations, Inc. aka "Associa". Associa is a holding company for one of the largest legion of HOA management companies and related businesses in the United States. Senator Carona has come under scrutiny for his business practices and his legislative activity including authoring, voting on, and modifying legislation to benefit his Associa organization to the detriment of homeowners throughout Texas. [1] [2] [3] |
| Profession | businessman |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | www.associaonline.com/ |
John Joseph Carona (born 14 December 1955)[4] is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 16th District.
First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1990, Carona is now in his fourth term in the Texas State Senate, representing District 16 in Dallas County. His current senate term runs through the end of the Eighty-first Texas Legislature in 2010. Previously, Carona was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives.
Carona serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce and as a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Education, Jurisprudence and Redistricting Committees.
Carona has been a resident of East Dallas since early childhood. He was educated in the Dallas Independent School District, graduating from Bryan Adams High School. He received bachelors of business administration degrees in insurance and real estate from The University of Texas at Austin in 1978 and currently serves as president of a Dallas-based, national real estate management firm.
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[edit] Election history
Senate election history of Carona from 1998.[5]
[edit] Most recent elections
[edit] 2008
| Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 16[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carona (Incumbent) | 121,928 | 56.25 | -43.75 | |
| Democratic | Rain Levy Minns | 89,000 | 41.06 | +41.06 | |
| Libertarian | Paul E. Osborn | 5,806 | 2.67 | +2.67 | |
| Turnout | 216,734 | {{{change}}} | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 2004
| Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 16[7] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carona (Incumbent) | 142,542 | 100.00 | +35.93 | |
| Majority | 142,542 | 100.00 | +69.95 | ||
| Turnout | 142,542 | -4.72 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] Previous elections
[edit] 2002
| Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 16[8] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carona (Incumbent) | 95,853 | 67.07 | -35.93 | |
| Democratic | Jan Erik Frederiksen | 50,895 | 34.02 | +34.02 | |
| Libertarian | Jack Thompson | 2,857 | 1.91 | +1.91 | |
| Majority | 44,958 | 30.05 | -69.95 | ||
| Turnout | 149,605 | +85.15 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1998
| Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 16[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carona (Incumbent)[10] | 80,802 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 80,802 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 80,802 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ Coffey, Chris. "7 On Your Side (November 21-22, 2006)". Fox News 7 News, Austin Texas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1jz4OuJZcQ. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Shipp, Brett. "Sen. John Carona defends controversial HOA rule". WFAA. http://www.wfaa.com/news/investigates/State-Senator-defends-HOA--122680849.html. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Snyder, Mike (10 August 2009). "DA Looks into Channelview Complaints: Harris County DA investigating homeowners' claim that their former management company mishandled things". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/DA-looks-into-Channelview-complaints-1594279.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+houstonchronicle%252Ftopheadlines+%2528chron.com+-+Top+Stories%2529. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (2002-09-13). "State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election". http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ Carona was elected to fill the unexpired term of Leedom. The election was probably held in 1996, but the information is not online at the Secretary of State website.
[edit] External links
- Senate of Texas - Senator John Carona official TX Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator John J. Carona (TX) profile
| Texas House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Bill Hammond |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 109 (Dallas) 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Helen Giddings |
| Preceded by Al Granoff |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 108 (Dallas) 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by Carolyn Galloway |
| Texas Senate | ||
| Preceded by John N. Leedom |
Texas State Senator from District 16 (Dallas)(1) 1996 – present |
Incumbent |
| Notes and references | ||
| 1. For the 76th through the 77th Legislatures, Carona’s home city was Garland | ||
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