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{{Infobox 2|
|Name = Aida Arcelia Alvera
|Image = AAA.jpg
|Position = Governor of the [[Sunbelt]] <br> <small>Lieutenant Governor(s): Unknown</small>
|Term-Length = 2013 - 2016
|Predecessor = [[Rick Hernandez]]
|Successor = [[Kyle Baccei]]
|Position2 = [[Senate|Senator]] from [[Texas]] <br> <small>Served alongside: [[Mark Watters|Watters]], [[Joe Miller|Miller]]</small>
|Term-Length2 = 2007 - 2012
|Predecessor2 = Kay Bailey Hutchison
|Successor2 = [[Kyle Van Horn]]
|Date-of-Birth = 2 July, 1977
|Place-of-Birth = San Antonio, TX
|Party = [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|Spouse = [[Terry Hughes]]
|Religion = Nondenominational Christian
|Party-Colour = red }}

'''Aida Arcelia Alvera-Hughes''' (born 2 January 1977), often referred to as '''A.A. Alvera''' or '''Trip Aces''', was a former Republican Governor of the [[Sunbelt]] and [[Senator]] from [[Texas]]. Se has officially filed as a candidate for the [[Republican Party|Republican Party's]] nomination in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 presidential election]], having previously [[United States presidential election, 2016|run for President in 2016]].

== Biography ==

Born to a half-Mexican man and an Israeli-Jewish woman in San Antonio, Aida was a gifted child whose talents ran towards problem solving and mathematics. Upon graduation from the San Antonio public school district, Aida went to Texas A&M where she earned a Bachelors' degree in Political Science. She continued her studies at Stanford, earning a Masters' degree in Political Science, and a Bachelors' in Economics. Aida then attended Harvard, where at the age of 27 she received a Ph. D. in Political Science with an emphasis on international politics and a law degree. She returned to Texas to stand for a city council election, which she won. She served one term before being elected to  the Texas state legislature.

== Congressional Career ==

Senator Alvera is known for being a strong and oftentimes sarcastic voice in the U.S. Senate. She has served as a member of the Senate Judiciary committee, where her strong pro-life, pro-parents' rights stance earned the ire of the Democrats and NEP on the Committee. During the 112th Congress, Alvera was appointed to chair the Foreign Relations, Intelligence & Defense Committee, where she had barely put her name plate on the desk when Roland Scott betrayed the GOP and turned independent caucusing with the Democrats. After that, she served as Ranking Member on FRID until the Democrats were once again ousted from power in late 2011. She is once again the current chair of the FRID Committee.

== Gubernatorial Race ==

Aida Alvera ran for Sunbelt Governor in 2016 against Simon Morales after Colonel Ferguson dropped out of the race. Due to a large funding advantage and name recognition, Senator Alvera defeated Morales to succeed Rick Hernandez as Governor of the Sunbelt. 

     OVERALL
     -Dem: Morales 93.81%, Alvera 5.96%, turnout 39.62%
     -Indy: Morales 48.72%, Alvera 51.03%, turnout 47.99%
     -GOP: Morales 9.46%, Alvera 90.41%, turnout 58.84%
     Final
     -Morales: 4,148,240 (41.04%)
     -Alvera: 5,940,349 (58.77%)
     -None of the above: 18,501 (0.18%)
     49.79% turnout

== Personal Life ==

Senator Alvera is engaged to wed Senator Terry Hughes, although there has been no date set for the nuptials. 

== Education ==

* B.S. Economics, Texas A&M, 2000
* M.S. Political Science, Texas A&M, 2002
* Ph. D. Political Science, Harvard, 2004

== Occupations ==

* City Councilor, San Antonio, Texas
* Sunbelt Regional Legislator
* Senior Senator from Texas
* Governor of the Sunbelt

== Political Experience ==
* San Antonio City Councilor, 2004 - 2005
* Sunbelt Regional Legislator 2005 - 2006
* Senator, United States Senate 2007 - 2012
* Governor, Sunbelt Region 2013 - 2016

{{Succession|
|before = Kay Bailey Hutchison
|title = [[Senator]] from [[Texas]]
|years = 2007 - 2012 <br> <small>Served alongside: [[Mark Watters|Watters]], [[Joe Miller|Miller]]</small>
|after = [[Kyle Van Horn]]
|}}
{{Succession|
|before = [[Rick Hernandez]]
|title = Governor of the [[Sunbelt]] <br> <small>Lieutenant Governor(s): Unknown</small>
|years = 2013 - 2016
|after = [[Kyle Baccei]]
|}}

{{United States presidential election, 2016}}
{{United States presidential election, 2020}}

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