# Roland Gutierrez

Roland Gutierrez is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/68767ec3-151c-413f-aeb8-f35dd6c5f35c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68767ec3-151c-413f-aeb8-f35dd6c5f35c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

24% of Gutierrez’s statements contain a personal attack, 10.2 times the State Senate Democrat average of 2.4%.

## What Gutierrez says (TX 2025–26 session)

511 classified statements: 511 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gutierrez | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 24.3% | 2.4% | 2 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 35.2% | 10.3% | 8 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.5% | 42.9% | 50 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 3.4% | 254 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.9% | 16.1% | 290 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 0.8% | 24 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Immigration 21% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 12% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.01), from 2,145 donors and 548 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,343 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 94.5% (89%). 108 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted not voting · final passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 1 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the House amendment to SB 1. · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 20 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 108 bills: 95 reached committee, 76 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 21. 70.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 10 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 50: Recognizing the Ochoa family on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening of their family restaurant, Palenque Grill. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR50/
- SR 1: Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR1/
- SB 42: Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB42/
- SB 43: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB43/
- SR 4: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SR4/
- SB 30: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB30/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- SJR 3: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SJR3/
- SB 31: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB31/
- SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB16/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $257.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2113700969229730045
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2112386957255024735
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2111968962145910920
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2110932043890610529
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2111135374794006621
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2110492653007880576
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2109796958562869413
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2109799494418326004
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2110073311690383703
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/rolandfortexas/status/2109471779789877302

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=19
- Campaign site: https://rolandfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/rolandfortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rolandfortexas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rolandfortexas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBU6qx9eePJ93ilm4LI0KbQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-gutierrez-30773965/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68767ec3-151c-413f-aeb8-f35dd6c5f35c