TX-34: Vincente Gonzalez (D)
From humble beginnings, Vincente Gonzalez was raised in a military family. Through hard work, pure ganas, and his mother’s dicho, Vicente aimed to make something of himself. His mother stressed to him over and over again that education was the key that will open doors of opportunities. Vicente made the decision to get his life back on track by going back to school to get his GED, working and attending classes at community college, and earning his college degree alongside other military families at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University on the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Gonzalez surpassed his and his parents’ dreams when he graduated from Texas A&M School of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate degree.
While in law school, Gonzalez learned how government should work. Through his experience as a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., he learned how government really works.
After law school, Gonzalez didn’t stop learning, and continued his training in negotiation at Harvard University School of Law.
Gonzalez started his business, the Law Offices of V. Gonzalez and Associates, in McAllen and married Lorena Saenz, a former teacher and administrator in Edinburg and McAllen schools. Vicente has focused his practice on fighting for a level playing field for working families wronged by corporations and insurance companies evading responsibility. Through several victories for his community, he recovered millions in tax dollars for South Texas school districts after shady contractors misspent millions in bond money and put the children in physical danger.
Today, Gonzalez is fighting for South Texas values in Congress as a member of the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs and the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. Gonzalez has stood by our promise to veterans, helping constituents cut through red tape at the VA and working across the aisle to prevent the shameful deportation of honorably discharged veterans. He’s working to lower prescription drug prices, protect the benefits and health care of seniors, and ensure that jobs and opportunities are there for all.
The biographical information above was sourced from the candidate’s campaign website, see links above for more information.
