Representative Reynolds was sworn in on January 10, 2011 as State Representative, House District 27. Ron is currently serving his seventh term in the Texas House. He is the first African American State Representative in Fort Bend County since Reconstruction. Reynolds was named “2021 87th Session Legislator of the Year” by Fort Bend United and The Young & the Politics. He was voted by his House colleagues as “Freshman Legislator of the Year” and “Public Servant of the Year” by the Houston Minority Contractors Association. He served as the House Minority Whip during the 83rd & 84th Legislative sessions. 

Reynolds is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the 100 Black Men of America, Inc.

Reynolds is the Chair, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and Chair, Texas HBCU Caucus, Vice Chair of the Texas Energy & Climate Caucus. Founder and past Chair, Texas House Progressive Caucus. Reynolds serves on the Board of Directors for the NAACP and Texas Black Expo.  He also serves as Vice President of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, Fort Bend Chapter, the Legislative Leader for the Texas State NAACP and the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats.

Reynolds serves as the ranking member on the House Committee on Environmental Regulation and Land & Resource Management. He is a frequent guest on CNN, MSNBC and Fox 26 Houston.

Prior to being elected State Representative Reynolds was an Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Houston, Past President of the Houston Lawyers Association and Past President of the Missouri City & Vicinity NAACP.  Reynolds graduated from Texas Southern University and Texas Tech University School of Law. He is a recipient of three Honorary Doctorate’s; “Doctor of Humanities” from Trinity International University of Ambassadors, “Doctor of Philosophy in Humanitarianism” and a “Doctorate of Divinity” from Pendleton Chapel Seminary.

Rep. Reynolds is a devout Christian and a successful small business owner. He is a proud father of three wonderful children.