AUSTIN (Nexstar) — At least 51 Democratic representatives in the Texas House left Texas Sunday to block a vote Monday on redrawn maps of the state’s U.S. congressional districts.
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The total number of Democratic quorum breakers when the house convened Monday was 55, though some of those Democrats may have been attending to other business in the state. In total, 62 Democrats hold seats in the 89th Texas House of Representatives, according to the Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
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Here’s who did not show up at the Capitol at 3 p.m. Monday:
Gina Hinojosa – D49
Ron Reynolds – D27
James Talarico – D50
Ann Johnson – D134
Gene Wu – D137
John Bucy – D136
Trey Martinez Fischer – D116
Josey Garcia – D124
Diego Bernal – D123
Toni Rose – D110
Jon Rosenthal – D135
Jalonda Jones – D147
Venton Jones – D100
Rafael Anchia – D103
Sheryl Cole – D46
Ramon Romero – D90
Nicole Collier – D95
Harold Dutton – D142
Chris Turner – D101
Linda Garcia – D107
Charlene Ward Johnson – D139
Jessica González – D104
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos – D102
Lauren Ashley Simmons – D146
Donna Howard – D48
Lulu Flores – D51
Vikki Goodwin – D47
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez – D115
Mihaela Plesa – D70
Suleman Lalani – D76
Ray López – D125
Christina Morales – D145
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins – D120
John Bryant – D114
Rhetta Bowers – D113
Terry Meza – D105
Aicha Davis – D109
Elizabeth Campos – D119
Alma Allen – D131
Ana Hernandez – D143
Salman Bhojani – D92
Philip Cortez – D117
Erin Gamez – D38
Christian Manuel – D22
Vincent Perez – D77
Mary Gonzalez – D75
Claudia Ordaz – D79
Penny Morales-Shaw – D148
Senfronia Thompson – D141
Hubert Vo – D149
Yvonne Davis – D111
Erin Zwiener – D45
Armando Walle – D140
Bobby Guerra – D41
Mary Ann Perez – D144
Reps. Richard Peña Raymond and Joe Moody told KXAN that they have not left Texas, according to their staff. In the end, Democrats present in the House Chamber Monday were Reps. Terry Canales, Oscar Longoria, Armando Martinez, Sergio Muñoz, Moody and Raymond.
KXAN reached out to all Texas House Democrats before 1 p.m. Monday.
Nexstar Austin Bureau Reporter Adam Schwager contributed to this report.
