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Alena Berlanga

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Alena Berlanga
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Associate

San Antonio College, 2017

Bachelor's

University of Guam, 2002

Graduate

Pfeiffer University, 2004

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Birthplace
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Nurse
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Alena Berlanga (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 31. She lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Berlanga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alena Berlanga was born in Walnut Creek, California. Berlanga's professional experience includes working as a nurse. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Guam in 2002, a graduate degree from Pfeiffer University at Charlotte in 2004, and an associate degree from San Antonio College in 2017.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Ryan Guillen defeated Martha Gutierrez in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on November 8, 2022.

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%
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Ryan Guillen (R)
 
71.2
 
34,806
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Martha Gutierrez (D)
 
28.8
 
14,054

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Total votes: 48,860
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31

Martha Gutierrez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 1, 2022.

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100.0
 
9,521

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Total votes: 9,521
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Ryan Guillen defeated Michael Monreal and Alena Berlanga in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 1, 2022.

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%
Votes
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Ryan Guillen
 
56.6
 
7,544
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Michael Monreal Candidate Connection
 
34.1
 
4,539
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Alena Berlanga Candidate Connection
 
9.3
 
1,237

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Total votes: 13,320
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2022

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Candidate Connection

Alena Berlanga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Berlanga's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Alena Berlanga was born and raised in a Mexican-American home in California. She moved to Guam at 19 years of age where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Business. She later moved to North Carolina and earned a Master's degree in Business while working full-time in Human Resource Management. She married Jesse Berlanga, a San Antonio native and 27-year Army veteran, and they returned to Texas in 2007. Alena changed careers in 2010 from business management and human resources to the medical field. She earned an Associate's degree in Nursing from San Antonio College, obtained an EMT certificate, and took three years of sign language interpreting. Alena is very active in her community where she serves as a Board Trustee for the Floresville ISD. She also founded a nonprofit, Wilson County No Kill Animal Shelter, Inc. in 2015 and serves as the President and certified (volunteer) Animal Control Officer for the organization. She is also an outspoken advocate for property owners and taxpayers as part of her volunteer work with the Wilson County Taxpayers Association. Alena has two biological children and three adopted.
  • REFORM property taxes. I organized a total of eight FREE seminars and workshops to help nearly 1,000 property owners fight their outlandish tax rates and appraisals this year. My advocacy efforts resulted in property tax protests being tripled in 2021. I am the only candidate that has earned the title of “citizen taxpayer champion”. I will lead the effort to completely overhaul property taxed in Texas.
  • PROTECT individual and parental rights to make medical and educational decisions. As a licensed medical professional, I know individual autonomy is a key principle of ethics in our profession. NO medical mandates. NO injection mandates. NO critical race theory in our classrooms. Get politics OUT of medicine, science, and education.
  • DEFEND our constitutional rights, election integrity, and borders. I will oppose legislation that continues to erode our freedoms. I will pursue legislation that requires an ID to vote, finishes the southern border wall, and safeguards our right to bear arms in the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.
I am passionate about stopping the property tax assault on property owners, protecting our second amendment rights, defending individual autonomy (no mandates!), strengthening election integrity, addressing illegal immigration, and securing our borders.
Yes!

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 27, 2022


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