Background
Alvarado, Carol was born on October 26, 1967 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Frank Senior and Ida Alvarado.
Alvarado, Carol was born on October 26, 1967 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Frank Senior and Ida Alvarado.
She received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston in December 2008.
The district includes southeast Houston, and portions of Pasadena. 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 District of Columbia, and as a consultant in economic and community development in East End neighborhoods.
Alvarado is a graduate of the University of Houston, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. City Council
Carol Alvarado served on the Houston City Council, District I, from 2002-2007.
During her time on the City Council, Alvarado worked to close down nuisance bars in neighborhoods, improve air quality, and secure cameras at problem rail crossings. She was instrumental in the creation of the Parking Commission, and led the effort to establish a deed restriction database.
Alvarado also spearheaded the Houston city ordinance that bans smoking in public restaurants and bars.
State House
In 2008, Carol Alvarado was elected to Texas House of Representatives. Alvarado"s primary legislative focus has been on public health, public education, and economic development issues. During her three terms in the House, she has authored bills to qualify all Texas four-year-olds for pre-kindergarten, to increase career and technology education funding, to limit elementary class sizes, and to freeze tuition at public colleges and universities.
She has also authored legislation that would limit the use of sugary drinks in public schools, increase physical education and health education graduation requirements, and ban the use of transport fats by fast food chains.
A fervent advocate of women"s health issues, Alvarado received media attention in 2011 during the debate of House Bill 15, a mandatory sonogram bill. Speaking on the floor of the House chamber, Alvarado displayed a 10-inch transport vaginal wand and described the intrusiveness of the sonogram procedure.
Member steering committee Al Gore Presidential Campaign, Houston. Member-at-large Democratic National Committee Washington, since 1998. Member executive committee Texas Democratic Party, since 1998.
Mentor Latinas on the Rise, since 1998. Member advisory board Hispanic Women in Leadership, since 1999. Board directors Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Houston, since 1997, Habitat for Humanity, Houston, since 1998.
Member American Leadership Forum (Class XVIII).