Ryan Guillen

Full Name: Ryan Anthony Guillen

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation
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Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	31	Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025	88th	Republican	Rio Grande City / Starr	Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson, Zapata
H	31	Jan 12, 2021 - Jan 10, 2023	87th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
H	31	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021	86th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
H	31	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
H	31	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
H	31	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
H	31	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
H	31	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
H	31	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
H	31	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
H	31	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

(1) 87th Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 11/15/2021. "State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats," 11/15/2021. Texas Tribune.

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House District 31
Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025
Legislatures: 88th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson, Zapata

House District 31
Jan 12, 2021 - Jan 10, 2023
Legislatures: 87th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy

House District 31
Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021
Legislatures: 86th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy

House District 31
Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019
Legislatures: 85th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy

House District 31
Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017
Legislatures: 84th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy

House District 31
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy

House District 31
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

House District 31
Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 81st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

House District 31
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

House District 31
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

House District 31
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata

(1) 87th Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 11/15/2021. "State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats," 11/15/2021. Texas Tribune.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

78th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 219. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Military Service Notes

Texas State Guard, Major. Press release, "Rep. Ryan Guillen Files Legislation to Help Vets," 2/7/2011. Texas House of Representatives. Texas House of Representatives
Texas State Guard, Major. Biographical sketch and photo, "Some Guardsmen Have Unique Roles and Duties Helping Fellow Texans," Guidon, Vol. I, No. 4, Fall 2011, pp. 16-19. Texas State Guard.

Other Resources

Guillen, Ryan Anthony. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Ryan Guillen, 86th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Ryan Guillen, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Ryan Guillen, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Ryan Guillen, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
87th session composite photo of House members(House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

88th R.S. - 2023 Community Safety, Select (Chair) Homeland Security and Public Safety (Chair) State Affairs
87th R.S. - 2021 Agriculture and Livestock Licensing and Administrative Procedures Redistricting Resolutions Calendars (Chair)
86th R.S. - 2019 Licensing and Administrative Procedures Resolutions Calendars (Chair) Ways and Means (Vice Chair)
85th R.S. - 2017 Licensing and Administrative Procedures (Vice Chair) State Affairs
84th R.S. - 2015 Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Chair) Licensing and Administrative Procedures
83rd R.S. - 2013 Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Chair) Licensing and Administrative Procedures Water Desalination
82nd R.S. - 2011 Cruise Industry Development Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Chair) Election Contest District 48, Select Public Education Public School Finance System Windstorm Insurance, Oversight
81st R.S. - 2009 Border and Intergovernmental Affairs Transportation Transportation Funding, Select Transportation Funding, Select, Subcommittee on Planning & Accountability (Chair) Windstorm Insurance, Oversight
80th R.S. - 2007 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Calendars Higher and Public Education Finance, Select Natural Resources
79th R.S. - 2005 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Election Contests, Select Financial Institutions (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
78th R.S. - 2003 Election Contests, Select Land and Resource Management Regulated Industries

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