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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • Attended, Negotiation, Harvard University School of Law
  • JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1996
  • Bachelor's, Business Aviation, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1992
  • Associate's, Banking and Finance, Del Mar College, 1990

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Negotiation, Harvard University School of Law
  • JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1996
  • Bachelor's, Business Aviation, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1992
  • Associate's, Banking and Finance, Del Mar College, 1990
  • Founder, Law Offices of V. Gonzalez and Associates, Professional Corporation, 1997-present
  • Intern, Office of United States Congressperson Solomon P. Ortiz, 1994

Political Experience

  • Attended, Negotiation, Harvard University School of Law
  • JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1996
  • Bachelor's, Business Aviation, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1992
  • Associate's, Banking and Finance, Del Mar College, 1990
  • Founder, Law Offices of V. Gonzalez and Associates, Professional Corporation, 1997-present
  • Intern, Office of United States Congressperson Solomon P. Ortiz, 1994
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 15, 2016-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 15, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Financial Services

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber

Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance

Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets

Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Negotiation, Harvard University School of Law
  • JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1996
  • Bachelor's, Business Aviation, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1992
  • Associate's, Banking and Finance, Del Mar College, 1990
  • Founder, Law Offices of V. Gonzalez and Associates, Professional Corporation, 1997-present
  • Intern, Office of United States Congressperson Solomon P. Ortiz, 1994
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 15, 2016-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 15, 2018, 2020
  • Member, New York Bar Association
  • Member, Texas Bar Association

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Order of the Quetzal, 2020

Spouse's Occupation:

Former teacher and administrator in Edinburg and McAllen schools

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

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

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

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?
- Yes

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?
- Yes

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?
- No

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?
- No

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?
- 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

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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Endorsements
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Tested negative for coronavirus

Jan. 1, 1900

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