Pedro G. Nieto

Pedro Galindo Nieto, known as Pete Nieto (born c. 1941), is an attorney in Uvalde, Texas, who served a single term in the Texas House of Representatives in the former District 43 from 1993 until 1995. Nieto switched parties from Democrat to Republican in June 1993 after the close of that year's regular legislative session.

Pedro G. Nieto
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 12, 1993  January 10, 1995
Preceded byHenry Cuellar
Succeeded byTracy King
Personal details
Born1941 (age 8182)
Political partyRepublican (1993–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 1993)
SpouseAnnabelle Perez
Children1
Alma materEl Paso Community College
University of Texas at El Paso

In addition to his own Uvalde, District 43 included Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, Medina, Webb, and Zavala counties.

Nieto was defeated for a second term in 1994 by the Democrat Tracy King of Batesville. King received 15,072 votes (61.8 percent) to Nieto's 9,321 (38.2 percent).[1]

King still holds the House seat, now numbered District 80 in an altered configuration.

References

  1. "Texas general election returns, November 8, 1994". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
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