Francisco 'Quico' Raul Canseco

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Francisco Canseco completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Canseco's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" id=\"heading-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tA Texas native, Canseco represented District 23 in the U.S. House in 2010, ending a 6-year Democrat hold on the district. Born and raised near the Texas-Mexico border to first-generation Americans, Canseco earned a law degree from St. Louis University and practiced in banking, real estate, and constitutional law. His expertise led him to serve as Chairman of the Asset and Liabilities Committee at the Hondo National Bank. Canseco is fluent in both Spanish and French.\r\n<p>During his tenure in Congress, Canseco authored bills to strengthen border security, most notably focusing on linking cross-border violence to illegal immigration and trafficking. He actively opposed Obama-era government overreach, especially concerning the Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley laws, which he believed were harmful to businesses and consumers.\r\n</p>\nCanseco and his wife, Gloria, have been married since 1979. They have three children and three grandchildren. Residing in San Antonio, they have been involved in their community and church. Canseco has also supported philanthropic efforts in South Texas, especially in healthcare and education.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" id=\"heading-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>As a MAGA Republican, Canseco firmly believes that the American Constitution has shaped this country, granting rights, freedoms, and liberties that guarantee our nation's success. To ensure our nation continues to thrive, the Constitution must be preserved, protected, and restored, particularly among young people.\r\n\"It is critical that we recognize that if the dangers we face today are not quickly and decisively addressed, what generations before us built over the last 250 years could be lost.\" Canseco sees President Trump's vision for the country as innovative, effective, and capable of restoring a value system that has eluded Americans for too long.</li><li>The key to making the cost of living affordable is reducing unreasonable controls over the engines of the economy. Energy drives the economy, and the Obama-Biden administration imposed a regulatory stranglehold on energy production and delivery, harming our country in the process. \r\n\r\nAnother impediment to the economy is a set of rules and regulations that prevent growth and increase consumer costs. The Trump administration has made unprecedented strides in this area, and these measures must be expanded and encouraged.</li><li>President Trump has closed the country's borders and implemented measures to reverse the damage of years of intrusions rightly characterized as invasive. Border closures and the protection of American sovereignty are necessary to protect our nation from incessant attempts to invade our country, which are likely to increase as the United States prospers. \r\n\r\nMost importantly, the country needs common-sense solutions to prevent future incursions while recognizing the potentially lethal impact of intrusions involving advanced digital, biological, and other advanced technologies.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-390462-2025-12-27\" id=\"heading1-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-390462-2025-12-27\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-390462-2025-12-27\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-390462-2025-12-27\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\t1. Securing constitutional values,<br/>\n<p>2. Upholding the separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches,<br/>\r\n3. Limiting government interference in healthcare,<br/>\n</p>\n4. Reducing barriers to opportunity so all Americans can meet their basic needs.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nFrancisco Canseco completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Canseco's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. A Texas native, Canseco represented District 23 in the U.S. House in 2010, ending a 6-year Democrat hold on the district. Born and raised near the Texas-Mexico border to first-generation Americans, Canseco earned a law degree from St. Louis University and practiced in banking, real estate, and constitutional law. His expertise led him to serve as Chairman of the Asset and Liabilities Committee at the Hondo National Bank. Canseco is fluent in both Spanish and French. During his tenure in Congress, Canseco authored bills to strengthen border security, most notably focusing on linking cross-border violence to illegal immigration and trafficking. He actively opposed Obama-era government overreach, especially concerning the Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley laws, which he believed were harmful to businesses and consumers. Canseco and his wife, Gloria, have been married since 1979. They have three children and three grandchildren. Residing in San Antonio, they have been involved in their community and church. Canseco has also supported philanthropic efforts in South Texas, especially in healthcare and education. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? As a MAGA Republican, Canseco firmly believes that the American Constitution has shaped this country, granting rights, freedoms, and liberties that guarantee our nation's success. To ensure our nation continues to thrive, the Constitution must be preserved, protected, and restored, particularly among young people.\r\n\"It is critical that we recognize that if the dangers we face today are not quickly and decisively addressed, what generations before us built over the last 250 years could be lost.\" Canseco sees President Trump's vision for the country as innovative, effective, and capable of restoring a value system that has eluded Americans for too long. The key to making the cost of living affordable is reducing unreasonable controls over the engines of the economy. Energy drives the economy, and the Obama-Biden administration imposed a regulatory stranglehold on energy production and delivery, harming our country in the process. \r\n\r\nAnother impediment to the economy is a set of rules and regulations that prevent growth and increase consumer costs. The Trump administration has made unprecedented strides in this area, and these measures must be expanded and encouraged. President Trump has closed the country's borders and implemented measures to reverse the damage of years of intrusions rightly characterized as invasive. Border closures and the protection of American sovereignty are necessary to protect our nation from incessant attempts to invade our country, which are likely to increase as the United States prospers. \r\n\r\nMost importantly, the country needs common-sense solutions to prevent future incursions while recognizing the potentially lethal impact of intrusions involving advanced digital, biological, and other advanced technologies. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? 1. Securing constitutional values, 2. Upholding the separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, 3. Limiting government interference in healthcare, 4. Reducing barriers to opportunity so all Americans can meet their basic needs.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]