Justin Rodriguez

{{Short description|American politician (born 1974)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Justin Rodriguez

| office = Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 2

| term_start = January 4, 2019

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| predecessor = Paul Elizondo

| state_house2 = Texas

| district2 = 125th

| term_start2 = January 8, 2013

| term_end2 = January 4, 2019

| predecessor2 = Joaquin Castro

| successor2 = Ray Lopez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|09|4}}

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas

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| party = Democratic

| alma_mater = University of the Incarnate Word
University of Wisconsin Law School

| occupation = Attorney

| spouse = Victoria

| children =

| residence = San Antonio, Texas

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Justin Rodriguez (September 4, 1974) is an American politician and current Commissioner of Bexar County, Texas.{{Cite web |title=Precinct 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez {{!}} Bexar County, TX - Official Website |url=https://www.bexar.org/3144/Precinct-2-Commissioner-Justin-Rodriguez |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.bexar.org}} He represents 509,000 county residents in 134 square miles.{{Cite web |last=Brnger |first=Garrett |date=2021-11-10 |title=Bexar County commissioner fears new precinct boundaries could bring new opponent |url=https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/11/10/bexar-county-commissioner-fears-new-precinct-boundaries-could-bring-new-opponent/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=KSAT |language=en}} The district radiates north and west to the unincorporated areas of the city and includes communities within San Antonio, Balcones Heights, Helotes, and Leon Valley.{{Cite web |title=Our Community {{!}} Bexar County, TX - Official Website |url=https://www.bexar.org/3311/Our-Community |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.bexar.org}}

He previously served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 until January 2019. He resigned his house seat after county judge Nelson Wolff appointed him to a seat on the Bexar County Commissioners Court.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=Patrick |date=2019-01-04 |title=Justin Rodriguez leaving Texas House after being appointed Bexar County commissioner |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/04/justin-rodriguez-leaving-texas-house-become-bexar-county-commissioner/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Svitek |first1=Patrick |title=Five candidates file in special election to replace state Rep. Justin Rodriguez |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/14/justin-rodriguez-candidates-special-election/ |accessdate=16 January 2019 |publisher=Texas Tribune |date=January 14, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Svitek |first1=Patrick |title=Justin Rodriguez leaving Texas House after being appointed Bexar County commissioner |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/04/justin-rodriguez-leaving-texas-house-become-bexar-county-commissioner/ |accessdate=16 January 2019 |publisher=Texas Tribune |date=January 4, 2019}} Rodriguez previously served on the San Antonio City Council, and was a Bexar County prosecutor.{{cite web|title=Rep. Rodriguez, Justin District 125|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=125|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|accessdate=22 November 2013}}

In the race to succeed Representative Rodriguez, Fred Rangel, a member of the Republican State Central Committee for District 26 in the Texas State Senate, and Democrat Ray Lopez, a former member of the San Antonio City Council, met in a March runoff contest. Rangel led Lopez in the February 12 initial balloting as he was the only major Republican, but Lopez won the runoff by consolidating Democratic voters in the heavily Democratic district.{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/02/12/hd-125-special-election/|title=Republican, Democrat advance to runoff for Texas House seat in San Antonio|work=Texas Tribune|author=Patrick Svitek|date=February 12, 2019|accessdate=February 17, 2019}}