Caroline Harris Davila
Caroline Harris | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 52nd district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | James Talarico |
Personal details | |
Born | Round Rock, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Thomas Edison State College (BA) University of Texas at Austin (MPA) |
Occupation | Policy adviser |
Website | Campaign website |
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.[1]
Life and career
[edit]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.[2] She previously worked for State Senator Bryan Hughes as a policy adviser.[3]
Election history
[edit]In 2022, incumbent James Talarico did not run for re-election to district 52 due to redistricting.[4] 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.[1]
In 2024, Harris ran unopposed in the Republican primary. On November 5, 2024, she defeated Democrat Jennie Birkholz, winning 56.2% of the vote.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Caroline Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Caroline Harris". Texas State House.
- ^ Griswold, Niki. "Redrawn Texas House District in Williamson County draws 4 GOP candidates". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Svitek, By Patrick (October 13, 2021). "After his Round Rock district was redrawn to help Republicans, state Rep. James Talarico says he'll move to Austin to run in 2022". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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