Veronica Escobar
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Texas District 16 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
- Lives in
- El Paso
Background
- Born in El Paso; bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and master's degree from New York University. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Taught English and Chicano literature at UTEP and El Paso Community College; served as communications director for El Paso Mayor Raymond Caballero; nonprofit executive. source: en.wikipedia.org
- El Paso County Commissioner, 2007 to 2011; El Paso County Judge, 2011 to 2017. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Representative for District 16 since January 3, 2019; co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, 2023 to 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Raise wages and the minimum wage; expand the Child Tax Credit and paid family leave source: branch.vote
- Protect Social Security from cuts or privatization source: branch.vote
- Medicare for All and expanded Medicare benefits source: branch.vote
- Gun safety measures, including background checks and an assault weapons ban source: branch.vote
- Immigration reform through the Dignity Act, including legal status pathways and border infrastructure source: branch.vote
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