Evelina "Lina" Ortega

Evelina "Lina" Ortega DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 77

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Evelina "Lina" OrtegaDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 77
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Evelina "Lina" Ortega is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 77th District. She won the November 2016 general election and was sworn into office on January 10, 2017. In 2020, she was reelected after running uncontested.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Texas at El Paso
Attended
University of Texas at Austin
BA Government/Economics
University of Texas at Austin
JD Law
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
2017 - Current
Former Assistant Attorney General
Law Enforcement Division, State of Texas
Former Assistant Federal Public Defender
City of El Paso
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Former Chair
Border Relations Committee City of El Paso
Former Chair
Mayor’s Environmental Task Force
Former Member
El Paso County Ethics Commission
Former Member
Board of Directors, Family Services of El Paso
Former Member
El Paso Housing Finance Corporation
Former President
Women's Bar Association
Former President
El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Texas State Board of Disciplinary Appeals
Former Member
Economic and Small Business Development Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Small Business, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
House Administration Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Health Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
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