Representative Silvestre Reyes

District 1 Texas, Democrat
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Name
Silvestre Reyes
 
Birth Place
Canutillo, TX
 
Birth Date
11/10/1944
 
Education
AA, Criminal Justice, El Paso Community College, 1977
Attended, Texas Western College, 1965-1966
Attended, University of Texas, 1964-1965.

 
Religion
Roman Catholic
 
Family
Wife: Carolina Gaytan
3 Children: Monica, Rebecca, Silvestre Jr.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Border Patrol Chief, McAllen Sector, 1984-1995
Assistant Regional Commissioner, United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1969
Sergeant E-5, United States Army, 1966-1968.


 
Political Experience
Member, Democratic Whip Team, present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Canutillo School Board, 1968-1970
Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives.

 
Organizations
21st Century Democrats
El Paso County Democrats
Unite El Paso.

 
Current Office
House of Representatives
 
State
Texas
 
District
16
 
Party
Democrat
 
First Elected
11/05/1996
 
Next Election
2006
 
County
El Paso (part). Cities and townships: Anthony, Canutillo, Clint, El Paso, Fabens, Horizon City, San Elizario, Socorro, Vinton, and Westway. Population (2000), 651,619.
 
Zipcodes
79821, 79835-36, 79838-39, 79849, 79901-08, 79910, 79912-18, 79920, 79922-27, 79929-32, 79934-38, 79940-55, 79958, 79960-61, 79968, 79976, 79978, 79980, 79995-99, 88510-21, 88523-36, 88538- 50, 88553-63, 88565-90, 88595 [[Page 259]] SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT CHET EDWARDS, Democrat, of Waco, TX; born in Corpus Christi, TX, November 24, 1951; education: graduated Memorial High School, Houston, TX, 1970; B.A., Texas A&M University, College Station, 1974; M.B.A., Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, 1981; professional: served as legislative assistant to Texas Congressman Olin ``Tiger'' Teague, 1974- 77; marketing representative, Trammell Crow Company, 1981-85; president, Edwards Communications, Inc.; member, Texas State Senate, 1983-90; married: the former Lea Ann Wood; children: John Thomas and Garrison Alexander; committees: Appropriations; Budget; elected to the 102nd Congress, November 6, 1990; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://edwards.house.gov 2264 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-6105 20515................................................. Administrative Assistant.--Chris Chwastyk. FAX: 225-0350 Press Secretary.--Joshua Taylor. 600 Austin Avenue, Suite 29, Waco, TX 76710............ (254) 752-9600 District Director.--Sam Murphey. Wright Plaza, 115 South Main Street, Suite 202, (817) 645-4743 Cleburne, TX 76033.................................... Deputy District Director.--Chris Turner. 111 University Drive East, Suite 216, College Station, (979) 691-8797 TX 77840.............................................. Counties: Bosque, Brazos, Burleson (part), Grimes (part), Hill, Hood, Johnson, Limestone (part), Madison, McLennan, Robertson (part), Sommervell. Cities of: Anderson, Bryan, Cleburne, College Station, Glen Rose, Granbury, Groesbeck, Hillsboro, Madisonville, Miami, Valley Mills, and Waco. Population (2005), 651,786. ZIP Codes: 75846, 75852, 76009, 76028, 76031, 76033, 76035-36, 76043-44, 76048-50, 76055, 76058-59, 76061, 76063, 76070, 76077, 76084, 76087, 76093, 76097, 76433, 76439, 76462, 76465, 76467, 76476, 76524, 76557, 76561, 76596, 76621-22, 76624, 76627-31, 76633-38, 76640, 76642-45, 76648-50, 76652-55, 76657, 76660, 76664-66, 76670-71, 76673, 76676, 76678, 76682, 76684, 76687, 76689-92, 76701-08, 76710-12, 76714-16, 76795, 76797-99, 77333, 77356, 77363, 77801-03, 77805-08, 77830-31, 77836-38, 77840-45, 77852, 77856, 77859, 77861-64, 77866-68, 77870, 77872-73, 77875-76, 77878-79, 77881-82
 
Washington, D.C. Address
2433 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4831
Fax: 202-225-2016
 
District Address
310 North Mesa Street, Suite 400
El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: 915-534-4400
Fax: 915-534-7426
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
Armed Services
Veterans' Affairs
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
American Heritage Rivers Congressional Caucus
House Army Caucus
Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus
Border Congressional Caucus
Congressional Art Caucus
Congressional Children's Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Task Force on International Relations
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Members Working Group on the Americas
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Nursing Caucus
Democratic Caucus Task Force on Homeland Security
Vice Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Co-Chair/Founder, Friends of Spain Caucus
Guard and Reserve Caucus
House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Caucus
Impact Aid Coalition
Law Enforcement Caucus
Founder, Missing and Exploited Children Caucus
National Guard & Reserve Components
National Security Caucus
New Democrat Coalition
Founder/Co-Chair, United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
United States/Mexico Interparlimentary Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
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