Caroline Harris Davila
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Caroline Harris
| state_house = Texas
| district = 52nd
| term_start = January 10, 2023
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| predecessor = James Talarico
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| birth_place = Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
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| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Thomas Edison State College (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (MPA)
| occupation = Policy adviser
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| website = {{URL|https://carolinefortexas.com/|Campaign website}}
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Caroline Harris Davila (born 1993 or 1994) is an American politician. She is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 52, serving since 2023.{{Cite web |title=Caroline Harris |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Caroline_Harris |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Life and career
She holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Thomas Edison State College and a master's degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin.{{Cite web |title=Caroline Harris |url=https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=52 |website=Texas State House}} She previously worked for State Senator Bryan Hughes as a policy adviser.{{Cite web |last=Griswold |first=Niki |title=Redrawn Texas House District in Williamson County draws 4 GOP candidates |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/02/17/texas-primary-election-house-district-52-race-meet-candidates/6725771001/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}
Election history
In 2022, incumbent James Talarico did not run for re-election to district 52 due to redistricting.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=By Patrick |date=2021-10-13 |title=After his Round Rock district was redrawn to help Republicans, state Rep. James Talarico says he’ll move to Austin to run in 2022 |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/james-talarico-move-austin/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}} Harris ran for the Texas House of Representatives. In March 2022, she defeated Patrick McGuinness in the Republican primary runoff with 50.6% of the vote. On November 8, 2022, Harris defeated Democrat Luis Echegaray in the general election, winning 55.9% of the vote.
In 2024, Harris ran unopposed in the Republican primary. On November 5, 2024, she defeated Democrat Jennie Birkholz, winning 56.2% of the vote.
References
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External links
- [https://carolinefortexas.com/ Campaign website]
{{Texas House of Representatives}}
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Category:People from Round Rock, Texas
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Texas
Category:Thomas Edison State University alumni
Category:Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Texas Legislature
Category:American politicians of Taiwanese descent
Category:American women of Taiwanese descent in politics
Category:Asian-American state legislators in Texas
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