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Ryan Guillen
2003 - Present
2027
22
Ryan Guillen (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 31. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Guillen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
On November 15, 2021, Guillen announced he was leaving the Democratic Party and running as a Republican to represent Texas House of Representatives District 31.[1]
Biography
Guillen earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University in College Station. He has worked as a businessman, investor, and rancher.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Guillen was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Guillen was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Livestock Committee
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
- Redistricting Committee
- Resolutions Calendars Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Guillen was assigned to the following committees:
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
- Ways & Means Committee, Vice Chair
- Resolutions Calendars Committee, Chair
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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| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures, Vice chair |
| • State Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guillen served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Guillen served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
2011-2012
Guillen served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism, Chair |
| • Public Education |
2009-2010
| Texas committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • Transportation |
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 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Guillen (R) | 100.0 | 50,653 |
| Total votes: 50,653 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen | 100.0 | 11,268 |
| Total votes: 11,268 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Pledges
Guillen signed the following pledges.
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.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen (R) | 71.2 | 34,806 |
| Martha Gutierrez (D) | 28.8 | 14,054 | ||
| 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.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Martha Gutierrez | 100.0 | 9,521 | |
| 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.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen | 56.6 | 7,544 |
 | Michael Monreal | 34.1 | 4,539 | |
 | Alena Berlanga | 9.3 | 1,237 | |
| Total votes: 13,320 | |||
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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 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen defeated Marian Knowlton in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen (D) | 58.4 | 32,235 |
 | Marian Knowlton (R) | 41.6 | 22,950 | |
| Total votes: 55,185 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen | 100.0 | 17,364 |
| Total votes: 17,364 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31
Marian Knowlton advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marian Knowlton | 100.0 | 6,118 |
| Total votes: 6,118 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen (D) | 100.0 | 27,492 |
| Total votes: 27,492 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Ryan Guillen defeated Ana Lisa Garza in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 31 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Guillen | 55.4 | 14,241 |
| Ana Lisa Garza | 44.6 | 11,449 | ||
| Total votes: 25,690 | |||
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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.[3]
Incumbent Ryan Guillen ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 31 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ryan Guillen Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 30,829 | |
| Total Votes | 30,829 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Ryan Guillen ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 31 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ryan Guillen Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Ryan Guillen was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Guillen ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 31. Guillen ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated Ann Matthews (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ryan Guillen Incumbent |
66.3% | 27,856 | |
| Republican | Ann Matthews | 33.7% | 14,163 | |
| Total Votes | 42,019 | |||
2010
Guillen won re-election unopposed in District 31.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 31 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ryan Guillen (D)
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12,724 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Guillen won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 31st District. Guillen ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 24,170 votes.[10] Guillen raised $233,682 for his campaign.[11]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ryan Guillen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ryan Guillen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
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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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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.[12] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[13]
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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[13]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ " "The Hill", "Texas state lawmaker leaves Democratic Party for GOP", accessed November 17, 2021
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House of Representatives District 31 2003-Present |
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