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Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 20

78

Years of Age

21

Years of Experience

TXResidence (state)

Juan Jesus "Chuy" Hinojosa (born March 7, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who is a member of the Texas Senate, representing the 20th district, which stretches from Corpus Christi to McAllen. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and has represented parts of South Texas in the Texas Legislature for a combined total of over 35 years.

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Education5 - 5 of 3

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of Texas–Pan American

Georgetown University Law Center

Past Positions1 - 6 of 6

President Pro Tempore

Texas State Senate

2015

Senator

Texas State Senate

2003 - Current

Squad Leader, Retired

United States Marines

1966 - 1968

Former Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General, McAllen, Texas

Former Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General, San Antonio, Texas

Former Staff Attorney

Legal Aid Society of Nueces County

Other Experience1 - 14 of 14

Former Member

Property Tax Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Oversight of Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Select Committee on Redistricting, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Medicaid, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Public Safety, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Transportation and Homeland Security Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

TYC Legislative Oversight Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Agriculture Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member

Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Vice Chair

Finance Committee, Texas State Senate

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