John Carona

John Joseph Carona (born 14 December 1955)^[1] is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 16th District.

Texas State Senate

First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1990, Carona is now in his fourth term in the Texas State Senate, representing District 16 in Dallas County. His current senate term runs through the end of the Eighty-first Texas Legislature in 2010. Previously, Carona was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives.

Carona serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce and as a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Education, Jurisprudence and Redistricting Committees.

In May 2012, acrimony between Carona and fellow Republican State Senator Dan Patrick was widely reported throughout Texas.^[2][3][4][5] In an email exchange, Patrick accused Carona of spreading false rumors about Patrick's marriage; Carona denied that and additionally denied commenting on Patrick's sexuality.^[2][3][5] Carona further said to Patrick: "I've never been shy about sharing my dislike and distrust of you. Put bluntly, I believe you are a snake oil salesman, a narcissist that would say anything to draw attention to himself."^[2][5] News reports suggest that the feud is in part motivated by positioning to succeed David Dewhurst as Texas Lieutenant Governor, should Dewhurst win a seat as U.S. Senator.^[2][3]

Business

In addition to his State Senate duties, Carona is director, CEO, and president of Associations, Inc. aka "Associa". Associa is a holding company for one of the largest collectionss of HOA management companies and related businesses in the United States. Carona has come under scrutiny for his business practices and his legislative activity including authoring, voting on, and modifying legislation that benefited his Associa organization.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Personal life

Carona has been a resident of East Dallas since early childhood. He was educated in the Dallas Independent School District, graduating from Bryan Adams High School. He received bachelors of business administration degrees in insurance and real estate from The University of Texas at Austin in 1978 and currently serves as president of a Dallas-based, national real estate management firm.

Election history

Senate election history of Carona from 1998.^[9]

Most recent elections

2008

2004

Previous elections

2002

1998

References

1. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (2002-09-13). "State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election". Retrieved 2006-12-26. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mile Ward (May 8, 2012). "Emails provide rare glimpse inside Senate politics". Austin American-Stateman. Retrieved May 8, 2012. 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Peggy Fikac (May 7, 2012). "Senators' nasty emails refer to personal lives". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved May 8, 2012. 
4. ↑ Peggy Fikac (May 7, 2012). "Senators Patrick, Carona make it personal in email spat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2012. 
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jason Heid (May 7, 2012). "Gossip Wars: Sens. John Carona and Dan Patrick". D Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2012. 
6. ↑ Coffey, Chris. "7 On Your Side (November 21-22, 2006)". Fox News 7 News, Austin Texas. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
7. ↑ Shipp, Brett. "Sen. John Carona defends controversial HOA rule". WFAA. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
8. ↑ Snyder, Mike (10 August 2009). "DA Looks into Channelview Complaints: Harris County DA investigating homeowners' claim that their former management company mishandled things". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
9. ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
10. ↑ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
11. ↑ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
12. ↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
13. ↑ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
14. ↑ Carona was elected to fill the unexpired term of Leedom. The election was probably held in 1996, but the information is not online at the Secretary of State website.

External links

• Senate of Texas - Senator John Carona official TX Senate website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator John J. Carona (TX) profile

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Bill Hammond	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 109 (Dallas) 1991–1993	Succeeded by Helen Giddings
Preceded by Al Granoff	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 108 (Dallas) 1993–1996	Succeeded by Carolyn Galloway
Texas Senate
Preceded by John N. Leedom	Texas State Senator from District 16 (Dallas)(1) 1996 – present	Incumbent
Notes and references
1. For the 76th through the 77th Legislatures, Carona’s home city was Garland

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Persondata
Name	John Joseph Carona
Alternative names
Short description	Dallas, Texas politician
Date of birth	14 December 1955
Place of birth	Texas City, Texas
Date of death
Place of death