Vicente González (politician)
Vicente González (born September 4, 1967 in Corpus Christi , Texas ) is an American politician . Since January 3, 2017, he has been representing the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .
Career
After high school, Vicente González graduated from the Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University branch at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi . After a subsequent law degree from the Law School of the Texas A & M University and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession 1997th He also studied bargaining law at the Harvard University Law Faculty . He is a member of the Texas and New York bar associations .
Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In the 2016 congressional election , González was elected in the 15th constituency of Texas against Republican Tim Westley to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Rubén Hinojosa , who was no longer running in 2016, on January 3, 2017 . He was re-elected in 2018 and can therefore continue to exercise his office today. Its current legislative period runs until January 3, 2021 with the option of a further candidacy in 2020.
Web links
- Biography at Project Vote Smart
- González at Ballotpedia
- Vicente González (politician) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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SURNAME | González, Vicente |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corpus Christi , Texas |