Oscar Lee Longoria Jr. (born October 2, 1981) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...

, representing the 35th District. He was first elected to the

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

legislature in 2013.

Early life and education

Longoria was born in Mission and raised in South Texas. He attended the

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. Longoria attended South Texas College for two years before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies. In 2007, Longoria graduated with his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law. Longoria was elected to the newly redistricted 35th District of Texas in 2013. In 2017 Longoria announced that he will seek his fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives. Longoria was appointed Vice-Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 85th Legislature, he continues serving on the Investments & Financial Services Committee, and was newly appointed to the Local & Consent Calendars Committee. During the 2016 interim, Longoria was appointed to serve on the Joint Interim Committee to Study Border Security.

Legal career

Longoria owns and operates the Law Office of Oscar Longoria. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, including in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Longoria is a member of the Hidalgo County Bar Association, and the Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association. Longoria has previously served on the Agua Special Utility District as a board member and is also a former member of the board of trustees for South Texas College.

Personal life

Longoria is married to Jennifer Ruiz-Longoria of Mission. In 2018, Longoria was awarded the University of Texas at Austin’s Outstanding Texas Ex Award due to Longoria's work representing Hidalgo and Cameron County.

References

External links

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Legislative page

Oscar Longoria at the Texas Tribune
{{DEFAULTSORT:Longoria, Oscar Living people Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians People from Mission, Texas University of Texas at Austin alumni University of Texas School of Law alumni 1981 births