Jose Manuel Lozano, Jr., known as J. M. Lozano (born May 23, 1980), is a

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member of the

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for District 43, which consists of the counties of

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, Jim Wells, Kleberg, and San Patricio. He serves as chairman of the House Committee on Redistricting and vice-chair of the Committee on International Trade. A

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, Lozano lives in Kingsville in Kleberg County with his wife, Avelina, and their three children.

Background

Political life

He is a member of the Eagle Ford Shale Caucus, Tourism Caucus, Rural Caucus, and House Republican Policy Committee, and at various times he has been appointed to the positions of Deputy Floor Leader, chairman of the Committee on Redistricting, and vice-chairman of the Committee on International Trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lozano, J. M. 1980 births Living people University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni University of the Incarnate Word alumni Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas Democrats Texas Republicans American politicians of Mexican descent Politicians from Guadalajara, Jalisco People from Jim Wells County, Texas People from McAllen, Texas People from Kingsville, Texas American restaurateurs 21st-century American politicians Baptists from Texas Latino conservatism in the United States