![]() ![]() ![]() He says he stands with working families wronged by powerful corporations and took on unscrupulous vendors, recovering millions in school bond revenues for taxpayers. González was influenced by his father, a Korean War veteran, to help individuals fight for their rights and practiced law for 20 years. In 1997, González opened his law practice, V. While attending law school, González worked as an intern in the office of former Congressman Solomon P. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Aviation in 1992 and later earned a Juris Doctorate Degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M School of Law) in 1996. He worked his way through college at Embry Riddle University where many of his classmates were active-duty military personnel. González earned his GED in 1985 before attending Del Mar College where he received an Associate’s Degree in Banking and Finance in 1990. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez came to Washington to continue fighting for South Texans and ensure that individuals and communities have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. González is currently serving his second term in the United States Congress as the elected representative of the 15th Congressional District of Texas which encompasses the growing suburban counties of Brooks, Duval, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Karnes, and Live Oak as well as portions of Hidalgo, and Wilson counties. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen. ![]() House of Representatives for a two-year term. Each district elects a representative to the U.S. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Vela’s District 34, also anchored in the Rio Grande Valley, includes Cameron County, Willacy County, and southeast Hidalgo County, also continues northward through Kenedy, Kleberg, Jim Wells, Bee, Goliad, Dewitt, and Gonzáles counties.Ĭuellar’s District 28, in which all of Mission is located, includes southwestern Hidalgo County, as well as its population center of Webb County, and goes northeast through Zapata, Webb, McMullen, Atascosa, and Wilson counties. González’ District 15 is anchored in Hidalgo County, with Edinburg and McAllen among the major population centers, and stretches northward through Jim Hogg, Brooks, Duval, Live Oak, Karnes, and Guadalupe counties. “We also encourage you to get into the spirit of the season and participate in the joy of giving.” “It has been an amazing year full of personal and public accomplishments,” said Vicente González. Perhaps symbolic of many of the Valley’s immigrant constituents, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, who in 2017 became the first former undocumented immigrant to be elected to Congress, also will be a special guest. In addition to meeting in a social setting with Congressman Vicente González and Lorena Sáenz González, the gathering will also feature Congressman Filemón Vela, D-Brownsville, and Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. ![]() at the Embassy Suites (Palm Crossing) in McAllen, located at 800 Convention Center Blvd., and hosted by the González family. In return, that generosity will be rewarded with the opportunity to share holiday time with the Valley’s congressional delegation at the event, which is being held from 7 p.m. Claus on Monday night, December 2, 2019, by each bringing one unwrapped new toy for deserving children as part of the third annual Christmas Bash & Toy Drive being hosted by Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, and his wife, Lorena Sáenz González. representatives scheduled to join Congressman Vicente González and Lorena Sáenz González for public Christmas Bash & Toy Drive in McAllen on Monday night, December 2, 2019Īrea residents will have the chance to play Santa Claus/Mrs. Photograph Courtesy OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN VICENTE GONZÁLEZ Featured: Lorena Sáenz González, a former teacher and school administrator in Edinburg and McAllen, with her husband, Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, an attorney who maintained a law practice in McAllen before being sworn into Congress, shown here in a portrait taken earlier this year. ![]()
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