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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Border Caucus

Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, University of Texas Law School, 1987
  • BA, Georgetown University, 1985

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of Texas Law School, 1987
  • BA, Georgetown University, 1985
  • Former Intern, Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz

Political Experience

  • JD, University of Texas Law School, 1987
  • BA, Georgetown University, 1985
  • Former Intern, Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 34, 2012-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 34, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Co-Chair, Congressional Border Caucus

Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Armed Services Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations

Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces

Other Info

  • Filemon B. Vela

  • United States District Judge, Brownsville Division, Southern District of Texas

Favorite Quote:

"Washington could learn a thing or two from South Texas-here, we work together to solve our problems." - Unknown

  • Mayors of Brownsville, Texas

Spouse's Occupation:

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals, Texas

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

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