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State Rep. Ron Reynolds wins re-election from Montgomery County jail cell
By Jolie McCullough / Texas TribuneMISSOURI CITY, Texas (Texas Tribune) - State Rep. Ron Reynolds is celebrating a re-election bid from a Montgomery County jail cell Wednesday.
Reynolds, D-Missouri City, won his re-election bid for State District 27 after running unopposed.
The Texas Tribune reported Reynolds turned himself in to authorities in Montgomery County back in September to begin serving his year-long jail sentence.
Reynolds was convicted in 2015 on misdemeanor charges for illegally soliciting clients for his personal injury practice and sentenced to a year in jail. He was out on an appellate bond for years while his case wound through the appeals process.
Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/elections/state-rep-ron-reynolds-wins-re-election-from-montgomery-county-jail-cell/285-612216387