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Henry Cuellar is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 28th District and has served in the House since 2005. Before Congress, he served in the Texas House of Representatives and as Texas secretary of state; his professional background also includes law, education and business.
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Henry Cuellar is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 28th District and has served in the House since 2005. Before Congress, he served in the Texas House of Representatives and as Texas secretary of state; his professional background also includes law, education and business.
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Open leadership record ↓Henry Cuellar is the Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 28th District and has served in the House since 2005. Before Congress, he served in the Texas House of Representatives and as Texas secretary of state; his professional background also includes law, education and business.
In the 119th Congress, Cuellar serves on House Appropriations, including the Defense, Homeland Security, and Military Construction/Veterans Affairs subcommittees. His official office identifies him as ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, a role especially relevant to border and homeland-security funding oversight.
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