Leticia Van de Putte (b. December 6, 1954) was a 2015 candidate for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. She is a former Democratic member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 26 from 1998 to February 24, 2015.^[1]

Van de Putte served as State Senate President Pro Tempore from 2013 to 2015.^[2]

In 2014, she ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas.^[3] She lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Shortly after State Representative Michael Villarreal announced that he would be resigning his seat in the Texas House of Representatives to run for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Van de Putte confirmed that she was being considered as a candidate to run for Mayor of San Antonio, according to The Texas Tribune. In her statement on November 9, 2014, Van de Putte wrote, "Recently, many business and community leaders have asked me to play a new role in service to San Antonio, as Mayor. I am humbled by their confidence and support."^[4] This was a reversal from a statement she made in July, 2014: “Under no circumstance will I be running for mayor of San Antonio. I will be in the Senate come January 2015.”^[4][5] On November 11, 2014, State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer said that he would consider running for Van de Putte's State Senate seat, if she chose to run for Mayor.^[4]

On November 19, 2014, Van de Putte announced her candidacy for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. In an interview with KSAT-TV she explained, "I'm running for mayor. I'm coming home. My decision to run for mayor had to do with how I can serve the people the best." A special election was held on February 17, 2015, and Jose Menendez (D) won the seat.^[6]

Biography[edit]

Van de Putte graduated with a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979 from the College of Pharmacy.

In addition to being a senator, Van de Putte was also the Advisory Member of Health Systems Research, Incorporated from 1993 to 1999 and also held the title of Pharmacy Advisory Panel, Eli Lilly and Company from 1989 to 1996.^[7]

Committee assignments[edit]

2013-2014[edit]

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2013
• Business & Commerce
• Education
• State Affairs
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Chair

2011-2012[edit]

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following Texas Senate committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2011
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Chair
• Business & Commerce
• Education
• State Affairs

2009-2010[edit]

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following Texas Senate committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2009
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
• Business & Commerce
• Education
• State Affairs

Elections[edit]

2015[edit]

See also: San Antonio, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. A runoff election took place on June 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All 10 city council seats were up for election. In the mayoral race, incumbent Ivy R. Taylor faced Paul A. Martinez, Douglas S. Emmett, Michael Idrogo, Raymond Zavala, Mike Villarreal, Tommy Adkisson, Leticia Van de Putte, Rhett Rosenquest Smith, Julie Iris Oldham, Cynthia T. Cavazos, Pogo Mochello Reese and Cynthia Brehm. Because no candidate received a majority of the votes in the general election, the top-two candidates—Taylor and Van de Putte—advanced to a runoff election on June 13.^[8][9][10] Taylor was the winner.^[11]

Runoff election[edit]

Mayor of San Antonio Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ivy R. Taylor Incumbent	51.7%	50,662
Leticia Van de Putte	48.3%	47,331
Total Votes		97,993
Source: Bexar County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed September 15, 2015

General election[edit]

Mayor of San Antonio General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leticia Van de Putte	30.4%	25,986
Ivy R. Taylor Incumbent	28.4%	24,247
Mike Villarreal	26.1%	22,247
Tommy Adkisson	9.8%	8,344
Paul A. Martinez	2.2%	1,877
Cynthia Brehm	1.8%	1,498
Douglas S. Emmett	0.3%	221
Michael Idrogo	0.3%	221
Cynthia T. Cavazos	0.2%	201
Raymond Zavala	0.2%	196
Rhett Rosenquest Smith	0.1%	111
Julie Iris Oldham	0.1%	103
Gerard Ponce	0.1%	97
Pogo Mochello Reese	0%	29
Total Votes		82,701
Source: Bexar County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

2014[edit]

See also: Texas Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Van de Putte ran for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. She won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on March 4, 2014.^[3][12] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results[edit]

General election[edit]

Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Patrick	58.1%	2,724,493
	Democrat	Leticia Van de Putte	38.7%	1,813,974
	Libertarian	Robert Butler	2.6%	119,833
	Green	Chandrakantha Courtney	0.6%	27,719
Total Votes				4,686,019
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

Endorsements[edit]

• EMILY's List^[13]

Polls[edit]

General election
All candidates

Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Poll	Dan Patrick (R)	Leticia Van de Putte (D)	Chandrakantha Courtney (G)	Robert Butler (L)	Margin of error	Sample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune October 10-19, 2014	52%	35%	4%	9%	+/-3.33	866
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Major party candidates

Texas Lieutenant Governor - Patrick and Van de Putte
Poll	Dan Patrick (R)	Leticia Van de Putte (D)	Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling April 10-13, 2014	51%	35%	14%	+/-4.1	559
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Primary election
Republican primary

Lt. Governor of Texas - Republican Primary
Poll	David Dewhurst	Dan Patrick	Jerry Patterson	Todd Staples	Don't Know	Margin of error	Sample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll October 18-27, 2013	26%	13%	10%	5%	46%	+/-5.02	1,200
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Lt. Governor of Texas - Republican Primary
Poll	David Dewhurst	Dan Patrick	Jerry Patterson	Todd Staples	Margin of error	Sample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll February 7-17, 2014	38%	31%	14%	16%	+/-5.37	543
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Hypothetical match-ups

Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Poll	David Dewhurst (R)	Leticia Van de Putte (D)	Don't Know/NA	Margin of error	Sample size
Public Policy Polling April 10-13, 2014	50%	32%	17%	+/-4.1	559
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll February 7-17, 2014	44%	32%	24%	+/-3.28	1,200
Public Policy Polling November 1-4, 2013	46%	37%	17%	+/-4.4	500
AVERAGES	46.67%	33.67%	19.33%	+/-3.93	753
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2012[edit]

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Van de Putte won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 26. Van de Putte ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[14]

Texas State Senate, District 26, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Leticia Van de Putte Incumbent	80.3%	141,040
	Libertarian	N. Ruben Flores Perez	13.1%	22,989
	Green	Chris Christal	6%	10,588
	Independent	Deborah Parrish	0.6%	966
Total Votes				175,583

2008[edit]

On Nov. 4, 2008, Van de Putte won re-election to the 26th District Seat in the Texas State Senate, defeating opponent Steve Lopez.^[14]

Van de Putte raised $602,179 for her campaign while Lopez raised $0.^[15]

Texas State Senate, District 26 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Leticia Van de Putte (D)		136,913	81.44%
Steve Lopez (L)		31,194	18.55%

Campaign donors[edit]

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Leticia Van de Putte campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2014	Texas Lieutenant Governor		$8,263,861
2012	Texas State Senate, District 26		$1,275,568
2008	Texas State Senate, District 26		$1,004,724
2004	Texas State Senate, District 26		$486,305
2002	Texas State Senate, District 26		$359,854
2000	Texas State Senate, District 26		$491,050
1998	Texas State House, District 115		$85,941
Grand total raised			$11,967,303
Source: [[16] Follow the Money]

2014[edit]

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. See the table below for more information about the campaign donors who supported Leticia Van de Putte.^[17] Click [show] for more information.

Leticia Van de Putte Campaign Contributions
	2014 Texas Lieutenant Governor
Total raised	$8,263,861
Total raised by opponents	$18,278,278 (R)
Top 5 contributors	Battleground Texas	$729,318
	Texas Organizing Project	$729,014
	Planned Parenthood of Texas	$487,153
	Joe Long	$226,000
	Lillie Robertson	$205,000
Individuals	$4,743,358
Institutions	$3,082,058 ($438,445 other)
In-state donations	$7,787,597
Out-of-state donations	$476,264

2012[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $729,485.

Texas State Senate 2012 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2012
AT&T	$37,284
Border Health	$30,000
Texas Association Of Realtors	$15,000
Butt, Charles C	$15,000
Texas Association Of Realtors PAC- TREPAC	$15,000
Total raised in 2012	$729,485
Source: Follow the Money

2010[edit]

Van de Putte was not up for election to the Texas State Senate in 2010. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $578,226.

Texas State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2010
AT&T	$34,500
Border Health	$25,000
Texas Association Of Realtors	$22,500
Time Warner Cable	$13,000
Butt, Charles C	$10,713
Total Raised in 2010	$578,226
Source: Follow the Money

2008[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2008. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $1,004,724.

Texas State Senate 2008 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2008
Butt, Charles C	$25,000
AT&T	$20,000
Time Warner	$10,000
Union Pacific Railroad	$10,000
Valero Energy	$10,000
Total Raised in 2008	$1,004,724
Source: Follow the Money

2006[edit]

Van de Putte was not up for election to the Texas State Senate in 2006. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $420,274.

Texas State Senate 2006 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2006
Texas Association Of Mortgage Attorneys	$25,000
Texas Association Of Realtors	$12,500
AT&T	$11,400
BG Distribution Partners	$10,000
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$10,000
Total Raised in 2006	$420,274
Source: Follow the Money

2004[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2004. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $486,305.

Texas State Senate 2004 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2004
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$20,500
Texas Association Of Realtors	$20,243
Texas Pharmacy Association	$10,000
Texas State Teachers Association	$10,000
SBC Communications	$9,175
Total Raised in 2004	$486,305
Source: Follow the Money

2002[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2002. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $359,842.

Texas State Senate 2002 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2002
Texas Bell	$11,996
Texas Pharmacy Association	$6,509
Texas Medical Association	$5,011
Texas Association Of Realtors	$5,011
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$5,000
Total Raised in 2002	$359,842
Source: Follow the Money

2000[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2000. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $491,050.

Texas State Senate 2000 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 2000
Texas Bell Employee PAC	$19,276
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$18,303
Texans For Lawsuit Reform	$15,042
H-E-B Grocery	$11,500
Tigua Indian Reservation Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo	$10,000
Total Raised in 2000	$491,050
Source: Follow the Money

1998[edit]

Van de Putte won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives in 1998. During that election cycle, Van de Putte raised a total of $85,941.

Texas House of Representatives 1998 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Leticia Van de Putte's campaign in 1998
Farmers Insurance Group	$3,000
Texas Dental Association	$2,000
TX Pharmacy Association/PHARMPAC	$2,000
USAA	$2,000
Texas Medical Association	$1,500
Total Raised in 1998	$85,941
Source: Follow the Money

Scorecards[edit]

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2015

In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.

• Americans for Prosperity Texas - Texas Legislative Report Card 2015

Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.

• Concerned Women for America of Texas: Legislative Scorecard for the 84th session

Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking.

• Conservative Roundtable: Senate and House - 2015 Conservative Solutions Scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.

• Empower Texans - 2015 Fiscal Responsibility Index

Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."

• Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 84th legislative session

Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues.

• Environment Texas - 2015 Legislative Scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues.

• Heritage Alliance - 2015 Texas Conservative Report

Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2015 Legislative Voting Record

Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.

• Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2015

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families.

• Texas Eagle Forum - 2015 Legislative Scorecard

Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.

• Texas Right to Life - 2015 Legislative Scores

Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

• Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2015 Texas House, From Right to Left

Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history.

• Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2015 Session Report Card

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• The American Conservative Union

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2014

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2013

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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[18] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[19] Concerned Women for America of Texas: Senate and House Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable - 2013 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2013 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 83rd regular legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas: 2013 Legislative Scorecard on House Bill 2 Legislators are scored based on votes for House Bill 2. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2013-2014 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2013 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas League of Conservation Voters - 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Right to Life - 2013 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2013 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2013 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union - 2013 State Legislative Ratings Guide Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas - 83rd Session House Budget Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes for Amendments 2, 12, 51, 95, and 118. Young Conservatives of Texas: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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2011

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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[19] Conservative Roundtable - 2012 Conservative Roundtable Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2011 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. Humane Society Legislative Fund - Humane 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills. Texas Eagle Forum - The 82nd Legislative Session: Lost Opportunities Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2011 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas League of Conservation Votes - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - Liberals and Conservatives in the Texas House: The 2011 Ranking Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texas Watch: 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on consumer-related bills. Young Conservatives of Texas - Legislative Ratings for the 82nd Legislature Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

Personal[edit]

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Van de Putte and her husband, Pete, have six children: Nichole, Vanessa, Henry, Gregory, Isabella and Paul.

Recent news[edit]

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See also[edit]

• San Antonio, Texas
• United States municipal elections, 2015
• Texas State Legislature
• Texas State Senate
• Texas Senate Committees
• Texas Joint Committees
• Texas state legislative districts

External links[edit]

• City of Antonio - 2015 Candidate Listing
• Leticia Van de Putte's personal website
• Profile from Open States
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
• Leticia Van de Putte on Twitter

Footnotes[edit]

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