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Eliot Shapleigh
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 29th district
In office
January 14, 1997 – January 17, 2011
Preceded byPeggy Rosson
Succeeded byJosé R. Rodríguez
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 1952
El Paso, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Alma materRice University, University of Texas
ProfessionAttorney

Eliot Shapleigh (born November 11, 1952) is an American politician. He served in the Texas Senate from 1997 to 2011, from the 29th district, in El Paso County.

Community involvement

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Unite El Paso

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In 1992, Shapleigh co-founded an organization called Unite El Paso with other progressive activists. The organization seeks to raise the per capita income in El Paso.[1]

Texas Senate career

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Legislative record

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In 2006, Shapleigh authored "Jennifer's Law", a law that permits school districts to award posthumous diplomas to students who die during their senior year of high school. The bill was named after Jennifer Ann Crecente.[2]

El Paso Economic Summit

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Soon thereafter, Shapleigh, County Attorney José Rodriguez, Woody Hunt, Robert Brown, John Montford, and others joined in discussions about how best to establish the medical school and which institution should carry the mission forward.[3] As a result, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents made establishing a four-year medical school in El Paso an important goal of the System. Over the coming legislative sessions, incremental progress was made in establishing the state's ninth medical school and first since 1977.[4] In 2009, the first new medical students at El Paso's medical school began their studies at the campus. The El Paso Medical School was the first new medical school to be established in the U.S. in 30 years.[5]

ASARCO

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Shapleigh led the opposition to the reopening of an ASARCO-operated copper smelter, which had been located near downtown El Paso since 1887. The smelter, which had been shut down in 1999 due to low copper prices, filed to renew their air permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2002. Joined by leaders[6] from across the three-state, two-nation region, Shapleigh and hundreds of activists from El Paso, Juarez, and New Mexico placed pressure on the corporation to justify putting over 7,000 tons of new pollutants into El Paso's air. After eight years, the TCEQ Commissioners granted the permit on a 3-0 vote. The Environmental Protection Agency soon intervened, however, citing deficiencies with the permitting process and ASARCO's air control equipment.[7] As a result, ASARCO announced that the El Paso smelter would not reopen. As of July 2009, it appears the smelter property will be placed in an environmental remediation trust so that it may be cleaned up using funding obtained via ASARCO's bankruptcy.[8]

Political future

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Shapleigh announced on October 16, 2009, that he would not run for re-election in 2010. When asked if he will run for another office, he indicated that he is undecided, though suggested he would not run for Congress.[9] State Senator Juan Hinojosa suggested that Shapleigh might run for governor.[10]

Election history

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Election history of District 29 from 1992.[11]

Most recent election

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2006

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Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 29[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald R. “Dee” Margo 36,127 41.21 +41.21
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 51,531 58.79 −41.21
Majority 15,404 17.57 −82.43
Turnout 87,658 +19.74
Democratic hold

Previous elections

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2002

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Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 29[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 73,205 100.00 0.00
Majority 73,205 100.00 0.00
Turnout 73,205 −27.55
Democratic hold

2000

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Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 29[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 101,045 100.00 +26.28
Majority 101,045 100.00 +52.55
Turnout 101,045 −17.11
Democratic hold

1996

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Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 29[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Randy Berry 32,029 26.28 +26.28
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh 89,868 73.72 −26.28
Majority 57,839 47.45 −52.55
Turnout 121,897 +89.85
Democratic hold
Democratic primary runoff, 1996: Senate District 29[16]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Eliot Shapleigh 24,666 61.82 [17]+26.30
Hector Villa 15,235 38.18 +18.70
Majority 9,431 23.64
Turnout 39,901
Democratic primary, 1996: Senate District 29[18]
Candidate Votes % ±
Ray Mancera 8,672 17.38
Rene Nunez 5,758 11.54
✓ Eliot Shapleigh 17,723 35.52
Marie Tarvin-Garland 8,017 16.07
✓ Hector Villa 9,722 19.49
Turnout 49,892

Notes

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  1. ^ "Hunt: 'What happened, what we need to do'". El Paso Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ^ "Austin American-Statesman: "Senator Shapleigh files 'Jennifer's Law' on one-year anniversary of passing of Jennifer Ann Crecente"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  3. ^ "Biography | Senator Eliot Shapleigh - Texas Senator District 29". Senator Eliot Shapleigh. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Spotlight: El Paso Medical School". Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Archived from the original on 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  5. ^ "Tech's El Paso medical school accepts first class". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  6. ^ "Asarco announcement: El Paso smelter will not reopen". Newspaper Tree. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  7. ^ "EPA letters to Asarco, TCEQ, assert aged equipment and possible enforcement actions". Newspaper Tree. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  8. ^ "Asarco, feds and state propose $52 million cleanup agreement for El Paso and Amarillo". Newspaper Tree. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  9. ^ "Shapleigh Says He Won't Seek Re-Election In 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  10. ^ "Bi-national innovation conference set for McAllen, Reynosa | RioGrandeGuardian.com | news source for the border". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  11. ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  12. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  13. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  14. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  15. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  16. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  17. ^ Change from Primary Election
  18. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
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Texas Senate
Preceded by Texas State Senator
from District 29 (El Paso)
1997-2011 		Succeeded by
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