Carol Alvarado | |
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Minority Leader of the Texas Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | José R. Rodríguez |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 6th district | |
Assumed office December 21, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Sylvia Garcia |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 145th district | |
In office January 13, 2009 – December 21, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Rick Noriega |
Succeeded by | Christina Morales |
Member of Houston City Council from District I | |
In office January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2008 | |
Preceded by | John Castillo |
Succeeded by | James Rodriguez |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | October 26, 1967
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Houston (BA, MBA) |
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Carol Ann Alvarado[1] (born October 26, 1967) is the state senator for Texas's 6th state senate district. The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] On December 11, 2018, Alvarado won a special election to fill the Senate seat for the 6th district left vacant by the resignation of Sylvia Garcia, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.[3]