Roland Gutierrez
| Roland Gutierrez | ||
 | ||
| Texas State House, District 119 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | May 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Gutierrez, an attorney, earned his JD from St. Mary's University School of Law, and BA in Political Science from the University of Texas, San Antonio. He is a Parishioner with Mission San José.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gutierrez served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures | ||||
| • Pensions | ||||
2011-2012
Roland Gutierrez served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures | ||||
| • Urban Affairs | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures | ||||
| • Local & Consent Calendars | ||||
| • Urban Affairs | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 863 - Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
- HB 1289 - Relating to the tax imposed on certain tobacco products.
- HB 4741 - Relating to the creation of three additional county courts at law in Bexar County.[2]
Issues
On his website Gutierrez listed what he calls his "Agenda for Change." It is composed of three parts:[3]
- 1. Elect State Insurance Commissioner - "Changing from an appointed to an elected state insurance commissioner could help inject accountability into the system and give Texans more leverage over continuing rate hikes by the major insurance corporations."
- 2. Repeal Texas Blue Laws - "Texas needs to modernize its economy to bring in revenue and safeguard vital services. One way is to level the playing field for small businesses by repealing current state laws that prohibit Sunday sales of alcohol in retail outlets but allow beer and wine sales in bars and restaurants."
- 3. Generate Millions By Closing Loophole - "close the longstanding loophole in the state's excise tax that calculates some tobacco products' tax liability according to price instead of weight. HB 1289 closes that loophole - and bring in an estimates $100 million in additional revenue for Texas."
Elections
2012
Gutierrez won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 119. Gutierrez was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Anna Campos (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 119, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Roland Gutierrez Incumbent |
61.9% | 25,130 | |
| Republican | Anna Campos | 38.1% | 15,473 | |
| Total Votes | 40,603 | |||
2010
Gutierrez won re-election in District 119. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Michael Holdman in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 119 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rolando Gutierrez (D)
|
13,390 | 61.38% | ||
| Michael Holdman (R) | 8,422 | 38.61% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Gutierrez won election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 119th District, receiving 29,867 votes without opposition.[6] He raised $149,816 for his campaign.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 119 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Roland Gutierrez (D)
|
29,867 | 100.00% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Guitierrez raised a total of $166,133 in 2010. Below are his top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[8]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Border Health | $10,000 |
| Watts, Mikal | $5,500 |
| Texas Trial Lawyers Association | $5,000 |
| Liscensed Beverage Distributors | $4,000 |
| Texas Association of Realtors | $3,500 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Gutierrez raised a total of $149,816.[9]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rosenthal, Marc | $6,000 |
| AT&T | $5,553 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | $3,443 |
| Mays, L Lowry | $2,750 |
| 3 Donors, Each Donating $2,500 | $2,500 |
Scorecards
Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index
Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy."[10] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Roland Gutierrez received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Roland Gutierrez's campaign site
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Roland Gutierrez
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow The Money, Campaign Contributions: 20102008
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 119 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Gutierrez
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Gutierrez
- ↑ Roland Gutierrez Agenda
- ↑ Texas Democratic Party - Democratic Primary Candidates
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 119 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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