Endorsing Rick Perry
Though a staunch Democrat, Guerrero endorsed the reelection in 2006 of Republican Governor Rick Perry, for the two had a friendship which began in 1985, when both were freshmen Democratic legislators. Guerrero said that while she and Perry had disagreed on certain issues, they had a relationship of "civility". Perry won his general election with 39 percent of the vote over four rivals, including Carole Strayhorn, a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent. On Guerrero's death, Perry directed that flags at the Texas State Capitol and other state buildings be flown at half-staff in her memory. He described Guerrero as a "bright, passionate woman who worked hard to represent the interests of her constituents. . . . She was the sort of person who placed loyalty and principle ahead of politics." Former Speaker Pete Laney of Hale Center, a Democrat, agreed with Perry: "I don't think there was anyone who was more passionate about their service in the legislature or (about) their constituents and beliefs." Strayhorn said that Guerrero "did so much at a very young age, certainly knocked down a lot of barriers for women and Hispanics and all of the above."
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