.RolandForTexas keeps pushing GregAbbott on the demands of the Uvalde survivors, perhaps helping inspire this attack ad:
While he's not a"singular-issue" politician,"for these parents … there’s no issue out there that matters if you don’t have your kid.”issue.
Gutierrez represents a massive district that stretches from his hometown of San Antonio west to Big Bend National Park, encompassing a broad swath of southwest Texas, including Uvalde. The Democrat is relatively new to the Texas Senate, taking office in January 2021. His campaign had promised certain priorities: to push for legalized marijuana, to bolster mental health resources for rural Texans, and to improve public schools.
Gutierrez, a father of two girls aged 15 and 13, has emerged as one of the most vocal lawmakers in the shooting’s aftermath. He called for accountability from the agencies that responded to the killings, appealed to Governor Greg Abbott to call a special session on gun laws, and sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and its powerful chief Steve McCraw to try and force the release of more records about the massacre.
Gutierrez’s political career in South Texas spans decades. He cut his teeth as a member of the San Antonio City Council from 2005 to 2008. Then he moved up the ladder to the Texas House of Representatives, where he served six terms before ascending to the Texas Senate.was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud and bribery. Gutierrez ran for the seat but lost in a three-way special election, ultimately won by Republican Pete Flores.
“We’ve got to be willing to negotiate,” McLaughlin said. “We both want the same thing: We want answers for these families. … It’s gonna take time, but we’re going to get it.”Gutierrez is up for re-election in November. But he isn’t focusing his efforts on Republican challenger Robert Garza. The race is widely considered not competitive—the seat was made bluer in redistricting, and Garza’s campaign budget is relatively small.
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