Justin Rodriguez (September 4, 1974) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the

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from 2013 until January 2019, when he resigned after being appointed to a seat on the

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Commissioners Court. Rodriguez previously served on the

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, and was a

prosecutor. In the race to succeed Representative Rodriguez, Fred Rangel, a member of the Republican State Central Committee for

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in the

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, and Democrat Ray Lopez, a former member of the

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, met in a March runoff contest. Rangel led Lopez in the February 12 initial balloting as he was the only major Republican, but Lopez won the runoff by consolidating Democratic voters in the heavily Democratic district.

References

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/amp/Democrat-Lopez-takes-strong-lead-in-early-returns-13683727.php

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Justin Living people People from San Antonio University of the Incarnate Word alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Texas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas 21st-century American politicians 1974 births