Ruben Gutierrez Jr. (Texas)
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2020 - Present
2028
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Ruben Gutierrez Jr. is a member of the Laredo City Council in Texas, representing District 5. He assumed office on December 22, 2020. His current term ends in 2028.
Gutierrez ran for re-election to the Laredo City Council to represent District 5 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Laredo, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Laredo City Council District 5
Incumbent Ruben Gutierrez Jr. defeated Jesse Perez and Jose Ovando in the general election for Laredo City Council District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruben Gutierrez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 58.1 | 5,169 | |
| Jesse Perez (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 2,338 | ||
| Jose Ovando (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 1,394 | ||
| Total votes: 8,901 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gutierrez in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Laredo, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Laredo City Council District 5
Ruben Gutierrez Jr. defeated incumbent Norma Vielma in the general runoff election for Laredo City Council District 5 on December 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruben Gutierrez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 1,345 | |
 | Norma Vielma (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 1,172 | |
| Total votes: 2,517 | |||
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General election
General election for Laredo City Council District 5
Incumbent Norma Vielma and Ruben Gutierrez Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated George Beckelhymer, Celestino Marina, and Rey Rocha Jr. in the general election for Laredo City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Norma Vielma (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 4,694 |
| ✔ | Ruben Gutierrez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 2,740 | |
| George Beckelhymer (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 2,070 | ||
| Celestino Marina (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 851 | ||
| Rey Rocha Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.3 | 248 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 10,851 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Ruben Gutierrez Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Laredo City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Laredo City Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Norma Vielma |
Laredo City Council District 5 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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