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Veronica Escobar is a Democratic representative from Texas serving the 16th District, centered on El Paso. She became one of the first two Latinas from Texas elected to Congress.
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Veronica Escobar is a Democratic representative from Texas serving the 16th District, centered on El Paso. She became one of the first two Latinas from Texas elected to Congress.
Open biography & office record ↓Veronica Escobar is a Democratic representative from Texas serving the 16th District, centered on El Paso. She became one of the first two Latinas from Texas elected to Congress.
Before Congress, Escobar served as an El Paso County commissioner and county judge and worked in education and nonprofit/public-policy roles. Her official biography describes a continuing focus on border, health, military-community and immigration issues.
In the 119th Congress, House Clerk records list Escobar on the Appropriations Committee and Budget Committee, with Appropriations subcommittee assignments covering Homeland Security and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
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