Jorge Artalejo

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Jorge Artalejo

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Democratic Party

Education

High school

Alhambra High School

Bachelor's

University of San Francisco

Other

Georgetown University Law Center

Personal

Profession

Substitute teacher

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Jorge Artalejo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. Artalejo did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.

Artalejo was a candidate for mayor of El Paso in Texas. He was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017. Although mayoral elections in El Paso are officially nonpartisan, Artalejo identified as a member of the Democratic Party at the time of his 2017 candidacy. Click here to read his response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.

Artalejo previously ran for mayor of El Paso in 2013. He was also a 2011 candidate for District 8 representative on the El Paso City Council and a 2006 and 2008 Democratic candidate for Texas' 16th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Biography

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Artalejo earned an undergraduate degree in business administration and accounting from the University of San Francisco. He also attended Georgetown University Law Center. His professional experience includes work as a substitute teacher.

Elections

2020

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar (D)	64.7	154,108
		Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)	35.3	84,006

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Leder (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson defeated Samuel Williams Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	65.4	5,170
		Samuel Williams Jr.	34.6	2,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,901
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar	100.0	54,910

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jorge Artalejo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Williams Jr.	31.3	5,097
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	25.4	4,147
		Anthony Aguero	13.4	2,184
	Submit photo	Jaime Arriola Jr.	13.0	2,115
		Blanca Ortiz Trout	10.2	1,662
		Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista	6.7	1,100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,305
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16

Ben Leder advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ben Leder (L)

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2017

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso, Texas (2017)

The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of El Paso.

Mayor of El Paso, General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Donald Margo	45.31%	14,918
David Saucedo	23.95%	7,885
Emma Acosta	15.92%	5,240
Elisa Morales	5.60%	1,845
William Cager Jr.	4.22%	1,388
Jaime Perez	2.89%	952
Charles Stapler	1.25%	412
Jorge Artalejo	0.85%	281
Total Votes		32,921
Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed May 23, 2017

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jorge Artalejo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Artalejo participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Deconstructing legally and ethically the proposed budget looking for inflated requests of funding.	”
—Jorge Artalejo (April 27, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Public pensions/retirement funds	7	Crime reduction/prevention
2	Environment	8	Government transparency
3	Transportation	9	Civil rights
4	K-12 education	10	Recreational opportunities
5	Housing	11	Homelessness
6	Unemployment	12	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)

Local topics

Ballotpedia asked candidates specific questions regarding recent issues in the city. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column.

Question	Response
Do you think more needs to be done to promote government transparency in El Paso? Does the city need to make changes to its existing ethical guidelines? If so, what do you think the city should do?	The city should always be promoting government transparency, otherwise how will someone like me know what issue to petition the government, one of sacred fundamental constitutional abilities gained with acceptance of the Constitutional Convention's work of the summer of 1787, added subsequent by amendment by the first Congress in 1790. Incidentally 1987 was the year of my admittance to the Jesuit school in Washington. The city doesn't necessary need to make changes to its existing ethical guidelines. What changes should be made should be of the participants who acted as the voice of ethics by way of their selection by each district and by way of the mayor as members of the board. Perhaps more specific criteria should be established for participation as a member of the commission.
In a forum hosted by KCOS and the League of Women Voters of El Paso, candidates listed the condition of city streets as a top concern for El Paso residents. What would you do to ensure that the issues with the city's streets were addressed? How do you think the city should fund work on streets and other infrastructure?	I don't recall I haven't mentioned city streets as my top concern for El Paso residents. Though perhaps had I thought through with associates what could be a top priority for El Paso, we would have concluded El Paso streets as this first concern. With a brain trust, however, as an elected representative for all of El Paso, this top concern of the candidates could become my top concern, too. When this becomes the case, I would establish with whatever staff I assembled a working group to the issue. Ascertaining by it the feasibility of obtaining funds from Washington, as the president proceeds forward with his plans for national infrastructure revitalization.
What other challenges do you think El Paso faces? How do you think the city should address them?	El Paso faces the daunting task of acceptance by the national government of her own particular Texas character.

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased police presence/activity. I think the police ought to have a program constructed around each individual political district that asks of the police for each night a police automobile have cruised through a portion of these districts, constantly.
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development. Without a healthy small business environment, employment suffers as does community initiative.
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	I am most proud of El Paso of the educational opportunity available to any but for desire.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	The attitude of many of the city toward the city. Please stop trashing the city. Don't put in the middle of plants trash, to stifle them.

Additional themes

CityBeat Magazine asked the 2017 mayoral candidates what their first priority would be if they were elected. Artalejo said, "As a Mayoral candidate the platform I espouse is balance of management of city departments as the interest of the city as the city is composed of the citizen of the city is dependent on the proper management of the departments under the purview of the individuals specifically charged with the task of the management of these interests."

See also

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External links

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Footnotes

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

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Ronny Jackson (R)

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Randy Weber (R)

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Monica De La Cruz (R)

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Veronica Escobar (D)

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Pete Sessions (R)

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Jodey Arrington (R)

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Joaquin Castro (D)

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Chip Roy (R)

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Tony Gonzales (R)

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Beth Van Duyne (R)

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Roger Williams (R)

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Brandon Gill (R)

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Michael Cloud (R)

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John Carter (R)

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Julie Johnson (D)

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Marc Veasey (D)

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