About this office
There are only 31 State Senators for all of Texas, and every bill has to get past them. Who you elect as your State Senator can be the difference between a bill becoming a law that changes lives for the better — or being left to die. Yours represents Hays County and the counties around it, and once elected, sits for four years. It's a small club with a lot of quiet power, and this is one of the few times you get a say in who's in it.
Candidates
Roland GutierrezGutierrez represents Uvalde and has spent years pushing gun-safety bills in the Legislature after the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting, even as nearly all of them were blocked.
About Roland
He voted against the 2025 school voucher law, warning it would drain money from rural public schools like the ones in his district.
Marcus CardenasCardenas grew up on San Antonio's Southside and took over his family's business after his brother died, later building it into Vertex Concrete, a company that's served the district for over a decade.
About Marcus
He's making his first run for office, challenging incumbent Sen. Roland Gutierrez after winning a Republican runoff.