Vicente González (politician)

Vicente González (2016)

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)