Carol Alvarado
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Carol Alvarado | |
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Alvarado in 2025 | |
| Minority Leader of the Texas Senate | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | José R. Rodríguez |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Garcia |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 145th district | |
| In office January 13, 2009 – December 21, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Noriega |
| Succeeded by | Christina Morales |
| Member of Houston City Council from District I | |
| In office January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | John Castillo |
| Succeeded by | James Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1967 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Houston (BA, MBA) |
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Carol Ann Alvarado[1] (born October 26, 1967) is the state senator for Texas's 6th state senate district. The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] On December 11, 2018, Alvarado won a special election to fill the Senate seat for the 6th district left vacant by the resignation of Sylvia Garcia, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.[3]
Carol Alvarado is a native Houstonian and a longtime resident of Houston's East End. Her political activism began at the age of 12, when she assisted her godfather's campaign for the Houston City Council District I. Prior to formally entering public life, Alvarado worked in City Hall as a Senior Executive Assistant to Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown. Her past professional experience includes serving as a legislative assistant to Congressman Gene Green in Washington D.C., and as a consultant in economic and community development in East End neighborhoods.[2]
Alvarado is a graduate of the University of Houston, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She received her MBA from the University of Houston in December 2008.[2]