Michael Rodriguez (Texas)

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Michael Rodriguez

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 28, 2024

Education

High school

Judson Senior High School

Associate

San Antonio College

Bachelor's

Texas State University

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Michael Rodriguez (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 35th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024.

Biography

Michael Rodriguez earned a high school diploma from Judson Senior High School, an associate degree from San Antonio College, and a bachelor's degree from Texas State University. He has served in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and Texas Army National Guard.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Greg Casar defeated Steven Wright in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar (D)	67.4	170,509
		Steven Wright (R)	32.6	82,610

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,119
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clark Patterson (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Steven Wright defeated Michael Rodriguez in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Wright	50.1	1,082
		Michael Rodriguez	49.9	1,077

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,159
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Greg Casar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar	100.0	28,830

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Michael Rodriguez and Steven Wright advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dave Cuddy, Brandon Dunn, and Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rodriguez	27.1	4,085
✔		Steven Wright	24.6	3,715
		Dave Cuddy	20.4	3,079
		Brandon Dunn	17.9	2,700
		Rod Lingsch	10.0	1,514

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,093
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

Clark Patterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Clark Patterson (L)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Dan McQueen in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar (D)	72.6	129,599
		Dan McQueen (R)	27.4	48,969

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Hayward (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Dan McQueen defeated Michael Rodriguez in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan McQueen	61.3	4,161
		Michael Rodriguez	38.7	2,632

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,793
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Eddie Rodriguez, Rebecca J. Viagran, and Carla-Joy Sisco in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar	61.1	25,505
		Eddie Rodriguez	15.6	6,526
		Rebecca J. Viagran	15.6	6,511
		Carla-Joy Sisco	7.6	3,190

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danielle Fewings (D)
• Sass (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan McQueen	21.3	2,900
✔		Michael Rodriguez	14.9	2,034
		Bill Condict	11.2	1,529
		Marilyn Jackson	10.8	1,473
		Dan Sawatzki	10.4	1,414
		Jennifer Sundt	9.5	1,299
		Sam Montoya	9.0	1,227
		Alejandro Ledezma	6.1	833
		Jenai Aragona-Hales	4.3	589
		Asa Palagi	2.4	327

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,625
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate
		Michael Idrogo (L)

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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Rodriguez's campaign website stated the following:

“	PEOPLE: People are the Heartbeat of America. Policies suggested, presented, and voted for must benefit the American Citizen first and for future Generations. PRESERVE: Preserve and protect the Constitution and Bill of Rights. PROSPERITY: Prosperity for good health and wealth.	”
—Michael Rodriguez’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Michael Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Michael Rodriguez campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost primary runoff	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost primary runoff	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)