Filemon Vela Jr.
Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr. /ˈfɪləˌmɒn ˈvɛlə/ (born February 13, 1963)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Texas's 34th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Filemon Vela | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 34th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – March 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mayra Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Filemon Bartolome Vela Jr. February 13, 1963 Harlingen, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Vela |
| Relatives | Blanca Vela (mother) Filemon Vela Sr. (father) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
| Website | House website |
He served as an intern in Congressman Solomon P Ortiz’s Washington, D.C. office. Vela earned his J.D. from University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1987.
From 2021 until 2022, Vela Jr. was the Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
In March 2022, Vela Jr. resigned from the House of Representatives to go work at a law firm.[2]
References
- ↑ Hopkins, Christopher Snow. "Texas, 34th House District". nationaljournal.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ Livingston, Abby (March 31, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela steps down, setting up a heated battle for his South Texas district". The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/31/filemon-vela-resignation/. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
Other websites
- Congressman Filemon Vela Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Filemon Vela for Congress Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Filemon Vela at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission