Senate |
| State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Democrat, District 20 |
| Senate District 20 includes includes western Hidalgo, Nueces, Brooks and Jim Wells counties. |
| Biography |
| Raised in Mission, Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa served South Texas for 16 years in the Texas House of Representatives and was elected to the Texas Senate in 2002 to represent District 20. During his eight terms in the Legislature, Sen. Hinojosa has focued on issues such as criminal justice reform, health care and higher education. During the 77th Legislative Session, he sponsored Senate Bill 3, which established procedures for DNA testing, use and preservation. He also sponsored Senate Bill 7, referred to as the Texas Fair Defense Act, to reform procedures for providing court appointed defense counsel to indigent defendants. And he authored legislation to prohibit the execution of mentally retarded defendants. Hinojosa served his country with distinction in the U.S. Marines as a squad leader in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1968. In 1974, he received his law degree from Georgetown University. After returning to South Texas, he served as staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Nueces County and as an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Attorney General. Hinojosa started his own private practice in McAllen in 1980. Senator Hinojosa was twice named one of Texas' "Top 10 Legislators" by Texas Monthly magazine, and he was named "Legislator of the Year" by the National Organization for Women. In 2005, he was recognized as a Legislator of the Year by the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, and he received the John Henry Faulk Award from the American Civil Liberties Union. In 2006, Senator Hinojosa was awarded the Public Servant of the Year Award by the Texas Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. Committees: Administration Committee Natural Resources Criminal Justice Nominations |
| Contacts |
| Website: www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist20/Dist20.htm |
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Capitol Office RM 3E.12 PO Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 Work: 512-463-0120 Fax: 512-463-0229 Email: juan.hinojosa@senate.state.tx.us |
| District Offices |
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Corpus Christi Office 2820 South Padre Island Drive, Suite 291 Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Work: 361-225-1200 Fax: 361-225-0119 |
| Office Manager: Zandra Zuniga Administrative Assistant: Lydia Lopez |
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McAllen Office 612 Nolana Suite, 410B McAllen, TX 78504 Work: 956-972-1841 Fax: 956-686-8462 |
| District Liason: Elva Escalon Legislative Aide: Carlos Gutierrez Legislative Assistant: Jorge Castillo |
| Organization |
| Chief of Staff: Rene Ramirez General Counsel: Jerry Haddican Policy Analyst: Luis Moreno Policy Analyst: Oscar Garza Policy Analyst: Arturo Ballesteros |
| Organizational Charts |
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