State & Federal Representation

State Senator

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Roland Gutierrez, Democrat (County District 19)

Austin: 512-463-0119

Uvalde: 830-278-1234

San Antonio: 210-532-2302

• Born and raised in San Antonio; studied at Central Catholic High School; graduated in Political Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio; obtained Law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law; previously served on the San Antonio City Council; prominent contributions during that time include bringing Toyota manufacturing plant to the city, and establishing the Texas A&M University; member of the house from 2008 to 2021; won general elections 2022; major political focus is on affordable quality education and affordable healthcare; played an active role in investigating Uvalde School Shooting; sued Texas Department of Public Safety for denying access to records;  current agenda of focus is on veterans and their struggle with PTSD; served as Chairman of the Defense and Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence; currently a member of the Energy Resources Committee and the Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee; Endorsed by Sierra Club during 2020 election campaign; faced several State and Federal tax debt and breach-of-contract suits in 2017, 18 ; Part of the Mission San Jose Parish; lives in Mission San Jose; Married; two daughters; president of Gutierrez Law Firm with focus on immigration law. 

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State Representative

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Eddie Morales Jr., Democrat (County District 74)

Austin: 512-463-0566

Eagle Pass: 830-513-1457

• Born and raised in Eagle Pass; attended Eagle Pass High School; graduated in Political Science from University of Texas at Austing; obtained law degree from St. Mary’s University of Law; past president of the Maverick County Bar Association; sits on the St. Mary's Law Alumni Association as a Board Member; City Attorney for Eagle Pass and Brackettville; invested heavily in real estate and commercial and residential buildings; owns  family’s tortilla factory business, called “The Piedras Negras Tortilla Factory”-  popular in local food culture; elected to Senate in 2021; won general elections in November 2022; political focus on border security, healthcare, job creation, transportation infrastructure, education, school safety, and the environment; Voted Yes on Senate Bill 760 which laid out the protocol for removing Solar Power Facilities; three children - one daughter is a special needs educator, another has been an educator, son is attending St. Mary’s Law School. 

House Representative

Tony Gonzales, Republican

Washington: 202-225-4511

Uvalde: 830-333-7410

Socorro: 915-990-1500

Fort Stockton: 432-299-6200

Del Rio: 830-308-6200

San Antonio: 210-806-9920

• Elected in 2020 after an upset victory over Gina Ortiz Jones; raised in San Antonio; attended Chaminade University, Excelsior College, Georgetown University, American Public University; currently doing PhD from University of South Mississippi; veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan war; received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the primary election; believes in improving the public education;  voted against the COVID-19 stimulus package; wrote a letter to the president in 2021 to oppose the U.S. Crude Oil ban; sits on Committee on Appropriations - subcommittee on  Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; part of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Republican Study Committee; Roman Catholic; six children

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Senators

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John Cornyn, Republican

Washington: 202-224-2934

Houston: 713-570-3337

Harlingen: 956-423-0162

Lubbock: 806-472-7533

San Antonio: 210-224-7485

Austin: 512-469-6034

Tyler: 903-593-0902

Dallas: 972-239-1310

• First elected to the Senate in 2002; held the seat since then;  born in Houston; graduated from Trinity University; graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law; graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law; Texas 37th District Judge between 1985 and 1991; associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court between 1991 and 1997; elected Attorney General of Texas in 1998; awarded the RAINN Crime Fighter Award and Children At Risk Founders Award in 2012; awarded Small Business Advocate of the Year award by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2013; elected as the Majority Whip in 2014; named Mr. South Texas in 2015 for his role in growth of South Texas region in 2015; sits on Committee on Finance; sits on Committee on the Judiciary; sits on Select Committee on Intelligence; part of the 22 senators who signed a letter to President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement; does not believe climate change to be man made; opposed the Green New Deal; voted against including oil and gas smokestacks in mercury regulations; voted against factoring global warming into federal project planning; voted against banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; two children

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Ted Cruz, Republican

Washington: 202-224-5922

Austin: 512-916-5834

Dallas: 214-599-8749

Houston: 713-718-3057

San Antonio: 210-340-2885

Tyler: 903-593-5130

McAllen: 956-686-7339

• Born in Calgary, Alberta; attended Awty International School, Houston; Faith West Academy; Second Baptist High School; Graduated from Princeton; obtained Law degree from Harvard Law School; part of George W. Bush’s campaign as a domestic policy advisor; worked at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission during the Bush administration; remained Solicitor General of Texas; supporter of 2nd amendment; elected to Senate in 2013; voted to repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate; voted to increase coal and petrol exports; voted to expand drilling for coal and gas into Indian reservations and and the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska; sits on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; sits on Committee on Foreign Relations; sits on Committee on Rules and Administration; Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Economic Committee; criticized by political allies and rivals to leave Texas during the February 2021 storm Uri; Son of Cuban immigrant; Two daughters