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|nationality=[[Mexican-American]]

|nationality=[[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]]

|office= [[Texas]] State Representative from District 52 (Williamson County)]]

|office= [[Texas]] State Representative from District 52 (Williamson County)

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]  

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]  

|term_start=January 2011

|term_start=January 2011

|birth_place=Reared in Alvin<br>

|birth_place=Reared in Alvin<br>

Brazoria County, Texas

Brazoria County, Texas

|occupation=[[Business]]man<br>

|occupation=[[Lobbyist]]<br>

Former legislative staffer<br>

Former legislative staffer<br>

|residence=Round Rock<br>

|residence=Round Rock<br>

Williamson County, Texas  

Williamson County, Texas  

|religion=[[Christianity|Christian]]

|religion=[[Christianity|Christian]]

|spouse=Marie Bowman Gonzales

|spouse=Marie Elise Bowman Gonzales

|children=Two children

|children=Two children

|alma_mater=[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>

|alma_mater=[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>

In his second legislative session in 2013, Gonzales voted to forbid [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation and to increase medical requirements and licensing of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> However, despite these votes and his stated pro-life position, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated him overall only 34 percent favorable in 2013, compared to 73 percent in his first term in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>

In his second legislative session in 2013, Gonzales voted to forbid [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation and to increase medical requirements and licensing of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> However, despite these votes and his stated pro-life position, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated him overall only 34 percent favorable in 2013, compared to 73 percent in his first term in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>

In 2013, Gonzales did not vote on the proposal to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure nevertheless passed the House, 73-58. He supported legislation to provide marshals for school security. He voted against the bill to authorize [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He co-sponsored the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He opposed the law which prohibits texting while driving. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving [[unemployment compensation]]. He voted for an "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms, and he co-sponsored the law which allows college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted against term limits for certain officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117456/larry-gonzales#.Uwf1nsuPIfg|title=Larry Gonzales' Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>   

In 2013, Gonzales did not vote on the proposal to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure nevertheless passed the House, 73-58. He supported legislation to provide marshals for school security. He voted against the bill to authorize [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He co-sponsored the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He opposed the law which prohibits texting while driving. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted for an "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms, and he co-sponsored the law which allows college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted against term limits for certain officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117456/larry-gonzales#.Uwf1nsuPIfg|title=Larry Gonzales' Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>   

   

   

In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Gonzales 75 percent favorable. Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 66 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, rated him 51 percent in 2013, up from 13 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated Gonzales 93 percent in 2013 and 89 percent in 2011. He ranked 57 percent in 2013 from the Texas League of Conservation Voters, compared to 75 percent in 2011. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117456/larry-gonzales#.Uwf3rsuPIfg|title=Larry Gonzales' Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Gonzales 75 percent favorable. Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 66 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, rated him 51 percent in 2013, up from 13 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated Gonzales 93 percent in 2013 and 89 percent in 2011. He ranked 57 percent in 2013 from the Texas League of Conservation Voters, compared to 75 percent in 2011. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117456/larry-gonzales#.Uwf3rsuPIfg|title=Larry Gonzales' Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>