Philip Cortez
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 117 (2013-2015; since 2017)
Background
- U.S. Air Force veteran. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Served two terms on the San Antonio City Council. source: sanantonioreport.org
- First elected to House District 117 in 2012, unseated in 2014, and elected again in 2016. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Reports an associate degree from Palo Alto College, a bachelor's degree from UTSA, and a doctorate from UT Austin. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Chairs the House Defense and Veterans' Affairs Committee. source: sanantonioreport.org
In their own words
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- Public education source: sanantonioreport.org
- Public health source: sanantonioreport.org
- Public safety source: sanantonioreport.org
- Support for military members and seniors source: sanantonioreport.org
- Preventing expansion of the education savings account pilot program source: sanantonioreport.org
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