Reynaldo Trevino Lopez (born December 5, 1949) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...

from the 125th district. Lopez was elected in 2018 and assumed office on March 21, 2019. Lopez had previously served for four terms as a member of the

San Antonio City Council The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts. San Antonio has a council-manager form of gove ...

Early life

Lopez was raised in

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. After graduating from Harlandale High School, he enlisted in the

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Career

Lopez served in the

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for 14 years, retiring with the rank of

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. He later worked as an executive at

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, where he managed a team of technology employees. In 2004, he was elected to the

for the sixth district. Lopez had previously served on the board of the

Northside Independent School District Northside Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Leon Valley, Texas. It is the largest school district in the San Antonio area and the fourth largest in the State of Texas. Northside serves of urban landscape, subur ...

Personal life

Lopez married his wife, Evelyn, in 1971. They have four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Ray Living people 1949 births 21st-century American politicians People from San Antonio Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives San Antonio City Council members