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Revision as of 04:19, 8 November 2012
| Pete P. Gallego | |
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| United States Representative-elect from Texas's 23rd congressional district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2013 | |
| Succeeding | Quico Canseco |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
| In office 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-12-02) December 2, 1961 (age 63) Alpine, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Maria Elena Ramon |
| Residence(s) | Austin, Texas |
| Profession | Attorney |
Pete P. Gallego (born December 2, 1961) is the Congressman-elect and has been since 1991 a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 74th District, based about his native Alpine, Texas.
Gallego defeated freshman incumbent Quico Canseco of San Antonio for Texas's 23rd congressional district seat on the November 6, 2012 general election. Canseco has refused to concede the race due to military and absentee votes not being counted yet.
State legislature
Texas House District 74 includes Brewster, Culberson, Edwards, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Ward counties. This is the largest House district in Texas in area and the largest U.S.-Mexico border district in the nation. It stretches nearly 39,000 square miles (100,000 km) and encompasses more than half of the Texas-Mexico border.
Elected in 1990, Representative Gallego is the first Hispanic to represent this vast border district. In 1991, he became the first freshman member and the first ethnic minority member ever elected as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, a post he held until January 2001.
In the Texas House, Gallego serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
In January 2001, Representative Gallego was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC), a group of 43 House members who are of Mexican-American descent or who serve a significant Mexican-American constituency. Representative Gallego was re-elected as Chairman of MALC for the fourth time in December 2006.
Representative Gallego's career has included chairmanships of the General Investigating Committee and several select and subcommittees. He has also served as a member of the Sunset Commission and the Committees on Appropriations, Calendars, Criminal Jurisprudence, Higher Education, and Elections.
2012 U.S. congressional campaign
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2010 § District 23Gallego became the Democratic nominee for the 23rd District seat in Congress after defeating former Representative Ciro Rodriguez in the July 31 runoff election by a margin of 55-45 percent.
Political positions
Gay rights
Gallego opposes gay marriage, stating, “I have never been in favor of gay marriage and I am not in favor of gay marriage." However, Gallego does support civil unions for gay couples.
Abortion
Gallego supported an abortion law allowing minors to get an abortion with parental consent. Under the legislation a minor would have been able to bypass the requirement for parental consent by petitioning a judge.
Education
Born in Alpine, Gallego graduated from Sul Ross State University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. In 1985, he earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. He is a member of the Sul Ross State University Hall of Fame and has been named a Distinguished Alumnus by the SRSU Ex-Student Association.
See also
References
- Will Weissert (7 November 2012). "Canseco not conceding congressional race". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/fyiwebdocs/HTML/house/dist74/r1.htm
- http://www.texashdcc.com/
- http://www.naleo.org
- 2012 Democratic Party Primary Runoff 7/31/2012
- ^ “Gallego: Jesus Would Not Like Political Mailer, by Jay Root.” The Texas Tribune, n.d. http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/gallego-jesus-would-not-political-mailer/.
External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Pete Gallego official TX House website
- Pete Gallego for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
