Mary Gonzalez
2013 - Present
2027
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Mary Gonzalez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 75. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Gonzalez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 75. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Gonzalez earned her B.S. in history and Mexican American studies from the University of Texas, Austin and her M.S. in liberal arts and social justice from St. Edward's University in 2009. Her professional experience includes working as assistant director of the Office of Research and Demonstration for the National Hispanic Institute, assistant dean of student multicultural affairs and visiting instructor for Southwestern University, and program coordinator of the Multicultural Engagement Center for the University of Texas, Austin.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Gonzalez was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Vice chair
- Public Education Committee
2019-2020
Gonzalez was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Livestock, Vice chair |
| • Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Livestock |
| • Public Education |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Livestock |
| • County Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Gonzalez (D) | 100.0 | 35,033 |
| Total votes: 35,033 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez | 100.0 | 4,206 |
| Total votes: 4,206 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Gonzalez received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez defeated Jonathan Mullins in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez (D) | 75.9 | 19,371 |
| Jonathan Mullins (L) | 24.1 | 6,148 | ||
| Total votes: 25,519 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez defeated Rene Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez | 73.4 | 3,448 |
| Rene Rodriguez | 26.6 | 1,248 | ||
| Total votes: 4,696 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Jonathan Mullins advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on March 12, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Mullins (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez (D) | 100.0 | 46,455 |
| Total votes: 46,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez | 100.0 | 10,094 |
| Total votes: 10,094 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez (D) | 100.0 | 30,201 |
| Total votes: 30,201 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez defeated MarySue Femath in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 75 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gonzalez | 68.5 | 5,233 |
| MarySue Femath | 31.5 | 2,401 | ||
| Total votes: 7,634 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 75 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 75 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mary Gonzalez Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 32,576 | |
| Total Votes | 32,576 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mary Gonzalez defeated Chente Quintanilla in the Texas House of Representatives District 75 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mary Gonzalez Incumbent |
57.92% | 5,134 | |
| Democratic | Chente Quintanilla | 42.08% | 3,730 | |
| Total Votes | 8,864 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Mary Gonzalez defeated Rey Sepulveda in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Gonzalez ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 75. Gonzalez defeated Hector Enriquez and Tony Roman in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Mary E. Gonzalez |
52.1% | 3,165 |
| Hector Enriquez | 36% | 2,191 |
| Tony Roman | 11.9% | 722 |
| Total Votes | 6,078 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mary Gonzalez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mary Gonzalez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[9] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[10]
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Gonzalez is the first openly gay woman to be elected to the Texas Legislature.[11][12]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 75 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 75 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Hispanicbusiness.com, "Gay El Paso Rep Writes Self Into Texas Legislature History," accessed February 5, 2013
- ↑ Burnt Orange Report, "Four Openly LGBT Candidates Running for Texas House, Including Two Openly Gay Republicans," August 13, 2013
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Texas House of Representatives District 75 2013-Present |
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