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FILEMON VELA, Democrat, of Brownsville, TX, born in Harlingen, TX,
February 13, 1963; education: B.A., Georgetown University, 1985; J.D.,
University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1987; professional:
attorney; admitted, Texas Bar and U.S. District Court, Western and
Southern Districts of Texas, 1988; married: Rose Rivera, February 3,
1990; caucus: co-chair, Border Caucus; New Democrat Network; co-chair,
Congressional LNG Export Caucus; Community Health Center Caucus;
Diabetes Caucus; Disaster Relief Caucus; General Aviation Caucus; Texas
Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas; TX-21 Transportation Congressional Caucus;
Texas Maritime Caucus; Democratic Whip Fiscal Working Group; Democratic
National Security Working Group; Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty
and Opportunity; committees: Agriculture; Homeland Security; elected to
the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/vela
437 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-9901
Chief of Staff.--Perry Brody.
Scheduler.--Liza Lynch.
333 Ebony Avenue, Brownsville, TX 78520................ (956) 544-8352
District Director.--Marisela Cortez.
Press Aide.--Brenda Lopez.
500 East Main Street, Alice, TX 78332.................. (956) 544-8352
District Director.--Jose Pereida.
1390 West Expressway 83, San Benito, TX 78586.......... (956) 544-8352
District Director.--Humberto Garza.
Counties: Bee, Cameron, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jim Wells,
Kenedy, Kleberg, San Patricio, Willacy. Population (2010),
716,416.
ZIP Codes: 77954, 77960, 77963, 77993-94, 78104, 78107, 78122, 78125,
78142, 78145-46, 78159, 78162, 78164, 78338, 78342, 78363,
78375, 78379, 78385, 78389, 78391, 78520-21, 78526, 78535,
78550, 78552, 78559, 78561, 78566-67, 78575, 78578-80, 78583,
78586, 78590, 78592-94, 78597-98, 78614, 78677
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