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