Adhikari1 Amit Adhikari Professor Sherrafian Government 2305 February 11, 2018 State Description My district is Dallas county and currently Texas US senate are John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. This district belongs to district 24. Both having been serving in the benefit of the state. There central role has been to ensure that the district is adequately endowed with common resources where the public can satisfy their various social, economic, cultural, and political need. “The district is currently inhabited by over 1.3M in which population has increased by 1.49% from 2014 to 2015. Population of Dallas is 42.3% Hispanic, 29.2% white and 23.4% black while 43.9%of people in Dallas speaks Non English language and 81.1% are US citizen”. The number of individuals
Texas went through a great amount of political change from being dominated by the Democratic Party during the 1960s and 70s, from the Republican Party taking over in the 80s. One of the big reasons for this change was due to the political party’s views. Throughout this essay I will discuss the changes of the political stances in Texas as well as the present day factors that affect America.
The political future of Texas has been widely debated since the 2012 election of President Bush. Barack Obama, since the state has always played a significant role in impacting national elections. Nationally, there was uneven support among minority voters in favor of the president and Democrats, and as a result there has been an increasing interest in the Hispanic population growth in Texas (Lawrence.) The speculation regards how the changing complexion of Texas voters will influence the political process, with political pundits broadly predicting that since the Latino population typically votes for Democrats, there is a possibility that Texas will eventually become a blue state.... ...
Texas politics is an interesting ecosystem of power, rules and regulations. Of course, in typical Texas fashion, most of the politics we engage in we do our own way. From governors who stay in office for a decade to our extremely diverse demographics, Texas is extremely unique. This uniqueness of course comes with its critics, benefits, and downsides. This is particularly true with the Texas Court system compared to both the federal courts and many other states.
In relation to the Texas State Senator representative, the Texas State Representative is another worth mentioning. Democrat Donna Howard serves as the representative for my district 48, and was born and raised in Texas. She lived in Austin, and attended the University of Texas where she obtained her Masters in Health Education. She has served as part of the house of the representatives since 2006, and continuously has won her elections, gaining support for her
The representative from the 10th congressional district of Illinois for the U.S. House of Representatives is republican John Porter. Porter has been the representative from this district for the last 11 terms (since the election of 1980). He was born in Evanston, IL on June 1, 1935. Here is where he started on his road to congress.
Weaknesses: Counties such as Austin were very liberal in their views so it would have been harder to sway their vote and make that county red. Cruz talked about his ideas when dealing with immigration. The ideas and beliefs that he had were not pleasing to many immigrants according to the Huffington Post (Republican Ted Cruz Poised To Win Texas Senate Election In Landslide, Polls Show, 2012).
During the latest redistricting exercise that was performed in 2011, several instances of gerrymandering were witnessed in the State of Texas. On this note, congressional districts that are currently gerrymandered in Texas include District 33 and District 35 (Gibson and Robison).
In 2008, California created a citizen-based redistricting commission where they voted in favor of Proposition 11, also known as the Voter First Act, which transferred the control of the redistricting process from the legislatures to an independent commission comprised of citizens. It is believed that it is the most efficient method to limit the influence of partisanship in the redistricting process. On the other hand, Texas, which comprises of 36 congressional districts, has had a history of using redistricting to dilute the influence of minorities. Therefore, it has turned a blind eye to partisan redistricting in which parties try to draw district lines to their own advantage. In 2003, Texas’s election districts have been redrawn when Republicans took control of the state government. From the redrawn districts, there were more than a million people that were added to the Texas population which produced districts that failed to give all of the state’s voters equal representation in Congress. These new arrivals were not distributed equally, and it was likely that they were disproportionately
Texas Hispanics are decidedly Democratic in their political views versus the white Texas residents that decidedly record being (61%) Republican. The growth of the Hispanic minority increases the Democratic power in the State but Texas Hispanics appear to be republican rather than Other U.S. Hispanics. Like I said before, the Democratic Party gains ground when the Hispanic community does but the poor voting participation. It’s not that Texas Hispanics are not showing up to the ballot boxes, they are not even registering to vote in the first place (54%). Concluding that, the Hispanic vote will most likely not influence an outcome that includes a change from red to
One of the main reasons is the fact that Texas has much younger, poorer and less educated individuals than any other states and this may be due to high Latino population present in Texas thus causing lower voter turnout. Because of the high Latino population in Texas, it is causing lower voter turnout because most Latinos are illegal and not eligible to vote thus causing another factor to contribute to lower voter turnout. Texas does differ significantly from other states according to the tables due to the fact that when you analyze both tables Texas ranks almost last out of all fifty states thus showing that Texas has amongst the lowest voter turnout in the United States. The cultural factors that contribute to the explanation of why Texas ranks amongst the lowest in voter turnout is the high Latino population as stated above and also the high number of unregistered voters, and also the high number of immigrants living in Texas who cannot register to
At first, I did not know who I wanted to do my case study on. All I knew was that I wanted to talk about a Hispanic/Latino politician that I did not know so well. I picked Senator Rubio right away because I heard about him in most of my political science classes, but never had that curiosity to do some research about him. I had so much trouble from the beginning to the end of this assignment connecting with Senator Rubio. This made it even harder for me to write about him because I did not feel connected with him at all. I usually do research papers on topics, issues, or people that I feel connected with. Because this was not an opinion-based paper, I tried to just disconnect myself from it and write about the facts instead like we were supposed
Therefore, culture and activism dominate the region. For instance, there are African-American, Hispanic, Asian and white communities in the district (Alibguy). It is very dynamic in terms of development, including tourism, demographic and political ventures. It has distinctive neighborhoods such as Richmond, Fillmore, Marina, Castro, Bayview Hunters Point, and Potrero Hill just to mention a few. The region is affiliated to the Democratic Party. Thus, anybody who is a follower of the Republicans is sure to lose in the current politics of the region. This congressional district overlaps with one county, which is San Francisco, and is connected with several ZIP codes. It has very many attraction sites and educational places, as well as abundant resources (“About San
population is African American and fifteen percent is Hispanic. Six percent of the population is Asian, while four percent are of other races. (http://www.visitalexandriava.com/plan/about/history/)
I also found that because of Democratic marches, spreading of the message to vote through social media, and encourages to vote from Democratic organization, it has demonstrated why Democrat voter turnout is increasing. I think the increase in the rate of Democratic voter turnout is very significant to Texas politics because it has shown that Texas is no longer solid Republican. The numbers of Democrats are increasing, and in a matter of time, Texas could become a Democratic state. With more Democratic candidates, the chances of Texas becoming a Democratic which has not happened in a very long time. When reading this article, I can understand why Republicans are worried about the possibility of Texas shifting into a more Democratic state because they actually could lose the race. Even though Republicans still have a lot of time to vote in the primary election, other Democrats who have not vote also have a lot time to vote as well. Because I agree and disagree with Democratic and Republican views, there are some parts where I want Texas to be Democratic, and there are other parts where I want Republican. I think Texas should become a Democratic state because I believe that the government should be responsible and involved with serving the people, especially in healthcare and immigration. However, I think Texas should stay Republican because I favor the opposition of raising taxes. Overall, the primary election is not finished yet and the best thing Texans could do right now is to vote, whether they are Republican or
Texas began to change holistically to a culture that was older and more diverse; this culture was dominated by a large amount Anglos and many southern traditions. Just as this occurred in the year 1990, by the year 2035 Texas will also experience another change. This change will result in increased Hispanics as well as young individuals. “No longer can it be said that a “typical” Texan is simply an extension of white American culture rooted in southern tradition” (Champagne and Harpham 34). Likewise, Texas may experience inequalities in the median home income and education among many ethnic groups presenting many challenges. This will occur unless the state of Texas is able to fund education, increase voter turnout, and change Texas’ one party system. Nevertheless, the state has the ability to reduce these socioeconomic differences. In the years to come based off the data presented Texas will more than likely become an even larger high tech industry similar to that of New York City, it will also be one of the most competitive states in the nation among not only its education, but also its workforce, and will be a majority Democratic state. Some experts believe that Texas’ previous culture will be very influential to the new culture of Texas, as people tend to influence each other. However, the influence will be miniscule in that Texans’ will more than likely to still use southern terms, such as the word “yall”. Overall, “the world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress”