Roy Barrera, Jr.

Roy Barrera, Jr.

Roy R. Barrera, Jr. (born 1952), is a high profile lawyer in San Antonio who attempted to unseat Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox in the 1986 general election. Barrera is a 1975 graduate of St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio. He practices in the firm Nicholas and Barrera.

After the attorney general's race, Barrera served as a state district judge.

Barrera was the chairman of the Bexar County Republican Party from 1992 to 2004. Barrera is considered a close friend and political ally of U.S. President George W. Bush. He had been a particularly effective fundraiser for the San Antonio GOP.

Mattox only narrowly won a second term as attorney general. Though Barrera is Hispanic, a majority of Hispanics voted for the Anglo Democrat Mattox.fact|date=January 2008 Webb County (Laredo), one of the most Hispanic and Democratic enclaves in the state, supported Mattox.

In 2007, Barrera endorsed the Republican Francisco "Quico" Canseco, who has announced that he will challenge 23rd District Democratic U.S. Representative Ciro D. Rodriguez of San Antonio in 2008.

External links

* http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=2026
* http://www.nicholasandbarrera.com/Bio/RoyBarrera.asp


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