Class Assignment IV

Residing within district 119 I am represented by Texas State House member Rolando Gutierrez who also represents approximately 157,556 other people withing this district. A San Antonio native Gutierrez graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1989, later attending the University of Texas at San Antonio receiving his Bachelors degree in 1995. Soon after in 1998 he gained a law degree from ST. Mary's University School of Law.(house.state.tx) Gutierrez is also the founder as well as the CEO of the Gutierrez Law Firm, primary focus being in immigration law. Gutierrez is the current incumbent for the democratic party, obtaining a position in a Texas House seat for the past 5 years first becoming elected in 2008 as the result of a special election. Prior to being elected for the Texas House he was also apart of the city council of San Antonio from 2005 to 2008 and today works at the Elder Law Clinic, who provides free legal services to senior citizens. In addition to these achievements he has helped secure federal resources to fund the San Antonio River project.(Texas Tribune)
Remaining in office for 5 years Gutierrez is a member of a few various committees, one being the Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee which committee assignments hold jurisdiction over all pertaining to things like the alcohol beverage code, local option control, the regulation of specific gambling industries, and the oversight of business, industries, general trade, and occupations regulated by this state. He is also a member of the Pensions Committee which committee assignments hold jurisdiction over all things pertaining to benefits of a public retirement system, and agencies like the office of fire fighters' Pension Commissioner, the Board of Trustees of the teachers retirement system of Texas, the board of trustees of the employees retirement system