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==Political career==

==Political career==

As a student at the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]] in the late 1970s, Guerrero became interested in [[politics]]. At the age of twenty-one in 1979, she was elected president of the Young [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] of Texas. In 1984, at the age of twenty-five, she became the second female [[Hispanic]] to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives. She defeated five male opponents in a then Anglo-but-Democratic-majority district. No [[Republican Party|Republican]] contested the seat despite the landslide victory that year of [[Ronald W. Reagan]] as [[U.S. President]].<ref name=austin>[http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/25/0425guerreroobit.html Lena Guerrero, once a rising star in Texas politics, dies after battling cancer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Guerrero's district included parts of Central and East Austin.<ref name=TSC/>

As a student at the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]] in the late 1970s, Guerrero became interested in [[politics]]. At the age of twenty-one in 1979, she was elected president of the Young [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] of Texas. In 1984, at the age of twenty-five, she became the second female [[Hispanic]] to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives. She defeated five male opponents in a then Anglo-but-Democratic-majority district. No [[Republican Party|Republican]] contested the seat despite the landslide victory that year of [[Ronald W. Reagan]] as [[U.S. President]].<ref name=austin>[http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/25/0425guerreroobit.html Lena Guerrero, once a rising star in Texas politics, dies after battling cancer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Guerrero's district included parts of Central and East Austin.<ref name=TSC/>

In 1989, Guerrero was named among the "Top 10" legislators by ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine]]. She was cited in ''[[Newsweek]]'' and ''[[USA Today]]'' and, having left the legislature, was awarded a speaking slot at the 1992 [[Democratic National Convention]] in [[New York City]],<ref name=chron/> which nominated [[Bill Clinton]] of [[Arkansas]] to oppose [[incumbent]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] of Texas. She was also executive director of the Texas Women's Political Caucus.<ref name=austin/>

In 1989, Guerrero was named among the "Top 10" legislators by ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine]]. She was cited in ''[[Newsweek]]'' and ''[[USA Today]]'' and, having left the legislature, was awarded a speaking slot at the 1992 [[Democratic National Convention]] in [[New York City]],<ref name=chron/> which nominated [[Bill Clinton]] of [[Arkansas]] to oppose [[incumbent]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] of Texas. She was also executive director of the Texas Women's Political Caucus.<ref name=austin/>