José R. Rodríguez (born March 1, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a
Democratic
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member of the
Texas State Senate
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, representing
District 29
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in
El Paso, Texas
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from 2011 to 2021
Early life and education
Rodríguez was born to migrant laborer parents in
Alice
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in
Jim Wells County
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, Texas. From a young age, he worked alongside them in the fields to help support a family of nine.
, http://senatorjoserodriguez.com/about/biography/ .
Rodríguez graduated from the
University of Texas - Pan American
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, then known as Pan American University, in