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      • Henry Cuellar Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. House
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      • First Elected

        11/7/2006
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      • Next Election

        2014
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        0.17%
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      • Votes with Party

        78.32%
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      117 East Tom Landry Mission, TX

      Ph: 956-424-3942
      Fx: 956-424-3936

    • Henry Roberto Cuellar is the U.S Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district extends from the Rio Grande to the suburbs of San Antonio, including Guadalupe County and nearby Wilson County.
      Outside of politics, he has served as a professor at the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo, Texas. The son of migrant workers who never made it past the fifth grade, Cuellar has positioned himself as a strong advocate for education and has often described himself as “the most degreed member of Congress,” having earned an A.D., a Bachelor's in Foreign Service, a Master's in International Trade, and a law ...
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Date Born

BORN

9/19/1955

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Laredo, TX

Home City

HOME CITY

Laredo, TX

Religion

Religion

  Catholic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor, International Commercial Law, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical International University, 1984-1986 Instructor, Department of Government, Laredo Community College, 1982-1986 Attorney, Law Office of Henry Cuellar Arbitrator/Mediator Businessman Licensed United States Customs Broker

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 23, 2002 Secretary of State, State of Texas, 2001 Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 1987-2001 Texas Delegate, National Democratic Convention, 1992 Sustaining Member, Texas Democratic Party, 1984

EDUCATION

PhD, Government, University of Texas-Austin, 1998 JD, University of Texas-Austin, 1981 MBA, International Trade, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1982 BS, Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1978 AA, Political Science, Laredo Community College, 1976

FAMILY

Wife: Imelda; 2 Children: Christina Alexandra, Catherine Ann

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar

    Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, Member, Committee on Appropriations, Member,