    Congressional Directory for the 114th Congress (2015-2016), February 2016.
    [Pages 268-269]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        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

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    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; Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Blue Dogs; Community
    College Caucus; I-69 Caucus; Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus;
    committees: Agriculture; Homeland Security; elected to the 113th
    Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to the 114th Congress on
    November 4, 2014.

                                 Office Listings

                            http://www.vela.house.gov

    437 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515.   (202) 225-9901
      Chief of Staff.--Perry Brody.
      Scheduler.--Liza Lynch.
      Legislative Director.--Julie Merberg.
      Press Director.--Jose Borjon.
      Legislative Assistants: Jasey Cardenas, Mickeala
       Carter.
      Staff.--Greg Talamantez.
    333 Ebony Avenue, Brownsville, TX 78520................   (956) 544-8352
      District Director.--Marisela Cortez.
      Senior Caseworker.--Maria Barrera Jaross.
      Caseworker.--Laura Garza.
    500 East Main Street, Alice, TX 78332..................   (361) 230-9776
      District Director.--Jose Pereida.
    1390 West Expressway 83, San Benito, TX 78586..........   (956) 276-4497
      Office Manager / Caseworker.--Sally Lara.
      Press Secretary / Caseworker.--Brenda Lopez.
    500 South Kansas Avenue, Weslaco, TX 78596.............   (956) 520-8273
      District Director.--Humberto Garza.
      Caseworker.--Anissa Guajardo.

    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