A.A. Alvera
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Aida Arcelia ("Trip Aces") Alvera (born 2 January 1977) is a Republican Senator from Texas.
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| United States Senator | ||||
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| In Office: 3 January 2006-Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Unknown | |||
| Succeeded by | incumbent | |||
| Born | 2 July, 1977 San Antonio, TX | |||
| Political Party | Republican | |||
| Spouse | None | |||
| Religion | Nondenominational Christian | |||
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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
Political Experience
- Governor, Sunbelt Region 2013-Present
- Senator, United States Senate 2006-2012
- Sunbelt Regional Legislator 2005-2006
- San Antonio City Councilor, 2004-2005
