Roland Gutierrez (born September 1, 1970) is an American attorney and a Democratic member of the

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who represents

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. Gutierrez is a graduate of the

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and

St. Mary's University School of Law St. Mary's University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of St. Mary's University, a private Catholic university located in San Antonio, Texas. Academics The School of Law has an enrollment of about 770 students, pursu ...

, also in San Antonio. While serving in the Texas House, Gutierrez chaired the House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs on appointment from

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House Speaker

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, also of San Antonio. In 2020, Gutierrez, ran for

Texas Senate, District 19 District 19 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brewster, Crockett, Dimmitt, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Real, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala counties, and portions of ...

against incumbent

Pete Flores Peter P. Flores (born January 30, 1960) is an American politician. He represented District 19 in the Texas Senate from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first Hispanic Republican Texas State Senator in Texas history, and ...

. On November 3, 2020, Gutierrez defeated Flores, winning District 19 with 50% of the vote to 47% for Flores.

Electoral history

;2020 ;2018 ;2016

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