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