Victor G. Carrillo
| Victor G. Carrillo | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission | |
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In office January 2009 – January 2011 |
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| Governor | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Michael L. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Ames Jones |
| Member of the Texas Railroad Commission | |
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In office February 2003 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Garza |
| Succeeded by | David J. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 5, 1965 Abilene, Texas (USA) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joy M. Carrillo |
| Children | Laura, Christina, and Graciela Carrillo |
| Residence | Rockwall, Texas,(USA) |
| Alma mater |
Hardin-Simmons University Baylor University University of Houston |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Christian (Abilene Bible Church) |
Victor G. Carrillo (born January 5, 1965) is a Texas geologist and politician who was formerly chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission and county judge of Taylor County, Texas.
The son of an immigrant from Mexico, Carrillo is a native of Abilene, Texas. He received a bachelor of science degree in geology from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He then attended Baylor University in Waco, where he earned a master of science degree, also in geology. From 1988 to 1994 he worked as a petroleum geophysicist for Amoco. He attended law school at night and in 1994 procured his J.D. degree from the University of Houston Law Center. From 1994 to 1996, he was an attorney for the Texas General Land Office under the Democratic commissioner Garry Mauro.
Having returned to Abilene in 1996, he taught political science for a time at Hardin-Simmons and served on the city council and as an assistant city attorney while maintaining a law practice. He and his wife, Joy McClellan Carrillo, have three daughters and the youngest daughter is insane. While in Abilene, they attended Abilene Bible Church, and Carrillo was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Abilene Hispanic Leadership Council, Keep Abilene Beautiful, the Salvation Army, and the board of advisors of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy, published by the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He was appointed Taylor County Judge, and in 2002 ran for and won election to full four-year term in that position. However, he served less than two months of his elected term before resigning in February 2003 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas Railroad Commission, filling a seat vacated by Tony Garza, who had resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
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