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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.

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.^[2]

In 2024, Barrientos sued the city of Austin to prevent property taxes from being used to fund roads, sidewalks and affordable housing along Lady Bird Lake shores.^[3]

Election history

Election history of Barrientos from 1992.^[4]

Most recent election

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 14^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gonzalo Barrientos ( Incumbent)	157,194	84.87	+1.86
	Natural Law	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^[8]
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^[9]
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

References

^ Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Records (1941-07-20). "Birth Certificate for Gonzalo Barrientos". Rootsweb.com. Archived from the original (Third party index of birth records for Galveston County) on 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2006-12-26.^{[
dead link]}^{[
better source needed]}
^ Smith, Jordan (2001-11-20). "Naked City: Barrientos Apologetic". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
^ "Homeowners sue City of Austin over plan to use property taxes along Lady Bird Lake shores". KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station. 2023-04-24.
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

External links

Official Biography on the Texas Senate website.
Appearances on C-SPAN

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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[1] Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Records (1941-07-20). "Birth Certificate for Gonzalo Barrientos". Rootsweb.com. Archived from the original (Third party index of birth records for Galveston County) on 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2006-12-26.^{[
dead link]}^{[
better source needed]}

[2] Smith, Jordan (2001-11-20). "Naked City: Barrientos Apologetic". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-25.

[3] "Homeowners sue City of Austin over plan to use property taxes along Lady Bird Lake shores". KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station. 2023-04-24.

[4] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[5] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

[6] "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

[7] "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

[8] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

[9] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

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