Gonzalo Barrientos

Gonzalo Barrientos, Jr. (born 20 July 1941)^[1] is a former Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 14th District from 1985 to 2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975 to 1985.

Election history

Election history of Barrientos from 1992.^[2]

Most recent election

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 14^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ben Bentzin	77,885	43.12	+43.12
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)	95,182	52.70	-29.25
	Libertarian	Marianne Robbins	7,537	4.17	-13.87
Majority			17,297	9.58	-54.33
Turnout			180,604		-20.20
	Democratic hold

Previous elections

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 14^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)	185,48	81.95	-2.92
	Libertarian	Tom Davis	40,847	18.05	+2.92
Majority			144,631	63.90	-5.85
Turnout			180,604		-20.20
	Democratic hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 14^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)	157,194	84.87	+1.86
	Natural Law Party	Sandra L. BonSell	28,013	15.13	+15.13
Majority			129,181	69.75	+3.72
Turnout			185,207		+13.07
	Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 14^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)	135,979	83.02	+15.40
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	27,820	16.98	+13.52
Majority			108,159	66.03	+27.34
Turnout			163,799		-35.75
	Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 14^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)	172,384	67.61
	Republican	Bill Malone, Jr.	73,729	28.92
	Libertarian	Gary E. Johnson	8,837	3.47
Majority			98,655	38.70
Turnout			147,975
	Democratic hold

Lawsuit

In 1994, State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, William Hale (then executive director of the Texas Commission on Human Rights), and Josephine Segura (then director of administration of the Texas Commission on Human Rights) were sued by John Thomas Serrato, an employee of the Texas Commission on Human Rights, for wrongful termination based on civil rights violations. Mr. Barrientos was accused of conspiring with Mr. Hale & Ms. Segura to terminate Mr. Serrato for comments Mr. Serrato made critical of Senator Barrientos in a letter to the editor of the Austin Chronicle. Senator Barrientos was dismissed from the lawsuit, but Mr. Serrato won a jury verdict for damages against the Commission in 1996.

DWI arrest

In November 2001, Barrientos was arrested and charged with DWI, a class B misdemeanor in Texas. He later pleaded no contest, paid a fine, did community service and had his license suspended.^[8]

References

↑ Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Records (1941-07-20). "Birth Certificate for Gonzalo Barrientos" (Third party index of birth records for Galveston County). Rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2006-12-26. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-03.
↑ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-03.
↑ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-03.
↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-03.
↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-03.
↑ Smith, Jordan (2001-11-20). "Naked City: Barrientos Apologetic". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-25.

External links

Official Biography on the Texas Senate website.

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Wilson Foreman	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 37-4 (Austin) 1975–1977	Succeeded by Obsolete district
Preceded by New district	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 37-A (Austin) 1977–1983	Succeeded by Obsolete district
Preceded by Don Lee	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 51 (Austin) 1983–1985	Succeeded by Lena Guerrero
Texas Senate
Preceded by Lloyd Doggett	Texas State Senator from District 14 (Austin) 1985–2007	Succeeded by Kirk Watson

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