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Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Ranking Member.Vela served on the following committees: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk ManagementĪt the beginning of the 115th Congress, Vela was assigned to the following committees:.Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.Vela was assigned to the following committees: 1985: Graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A.Ĭommittee assignments U.S.1987: Graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, with a J.D.Representative from Texas' 34th Congressional District Careerīelow is an abbreviated outline of Vela's academic, professional, and political career: He once considered running for Congress in the 1980s but his clients kept his focus until he decided to run in 2011. He has worked as an attorney since his graduation.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from University of Texas. 4.5.3.2 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.4.2 Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress.If Flores wins the special election, she would oppose Gonzalez in a rare U.S. He has said he has no plans to resign from his current seat to run in a special election for Vela's unfinished term, the Tribune reported.Īny other Democrats interested in running for Vela's seat in the special election will be able to hold it only briefly - it's too late for new general election candidates.Īctivist Mayra Flores, the Republican nominee for the November campaign, intends to run in the special election, the Tribune reported. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, who represents the nearby 15th District, will switch to the 34th District in the general election due to redistricting. Vela carried the 34 th District by about 14 points in 2020. November's general election will determine who will represent Vela's 34 th District and help decide which party will control Congress.Ī recent National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) poll found that Republicans hold a four-point advantage over Democrats in battleground districts across the country ahead of the midterm elections. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, now can set a special election date to determine who will serve for the remainder of Vela's unfinished term, which is a matter of months. "It has been a profound honor to represent the people of the 34th Congressional District of Texas for the last nine years, and my distinct pleasure to serve under your leadership." House of Representatives, effective today at 11:59 PM EST," Vela wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the Tribune reported. "I write to inform you that I have notified Texas Governor Greg Abbott of my resignation from the U.S. Vela last week confirmed he would resign to work for Akin Gump, a prominent lobbying and law firm.
Filemon Vela, D-Texas, resigned from Congress late Thursday, The Texas Tribune reported.
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