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Congressional Directory TEXAS 254 Congressional Directory TEXAS TEXAS (Population 2010, 25,145,561) SENATORS JOHN CORNYN, Republican, of Austin, TX; born in Houston, TX, February 2, 1952; edu- cation: graduated, Trinity University, and St. Mary’s School of Law, San Antonio, TX; master of laws, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; professional: attorney; Bexar County Dis- trict Court Judge; Presiding Judge, Fourth Administrative Judicial Region; Texas Supreme Court, 1990–97; Texas Attorney General, 1999–2002; community service: Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Council; World Affairs Council of San Antonio; Lutheran General Hospital Board; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 2009–13; committees: Finance; Judici- ary; Select Committee on Intelligence; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2002, for the term beginning January 3, 2003; appointed to the Senate on December 2, 2002, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Phil Gramm; reelected to each succeeding Senate term. Office Listings https://cornyn.senate.gov https://facebook.com/SenJohnCornyn 517 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 ...................................................... (202) 224–2934 Chief of Staff.—Beth Jafari. FAX: 224–5220 Legislative Director.—Stephen Tausend. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 980, Houston, TX 77007 ............................................................ (713) 572–3337 Providence Tower, 5001 Spring Valley Road, #1125E, Dallas, TX 75244 ............................ (972) 239–1310 100 East Ferguson Street, Suite 1004, Tyler, TX 75702 ......................................................... (903) 593–0902 221 West Sixth Street, Suite 1530, Austin, TX 78701 ............................................................ (512) 469–6034 Wells Fargo Center, 1500 Broadway, #1230, Lubbock, TX 79401 ........................................ (806) 472–7533 222 East Van Buren, Suite 404, Harlingen, TX 78550 ........................................................... (956) 423–0162 600 Navarro Street, Suite 210, San Antonio, TX 78205 ......................................................... (210) 224–7485 *** TED CRUZ, Republican, of Houston, TX; born December 22, 1970; raised in Houston, TX; education: graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. from the Woodrow Wil- son School of Public and International Affairs in 1992 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School with a J.D. in 1995; professional: domestic policy advisor of the 2000 Bush-Che- ney campaign; director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission; As- sociate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice; adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law; Solicitor General of the State of Texas; partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; religion: Southern Baptist; married: Heidi Cruz; committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Joint Economic Committee; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2018. Office Listings https://cruz.senate.gov https://facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz 127A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 .............................................. (202) 224–5922 Chief of Staff.—Steve Chartan. Deputy Chief of Staff.—Sam Cooper. Legislative Director.—Sean McLean. State Director.—Carl Mica. 300 East 8th Street, Suite 961, Austin, TX 78701 ................................................................... (512) 916–5834 The Mickey Leland Federal Building, 1919 Smith Street, Suite 9047, Houston, TX 77002 (713) 718–3057 Lee Park Tower II, 3626 North Hall Street, Suite 410, Dallas, TX 75219 ............................ (214) 599–8749 9901 IH–10 West, Suite 950, San Antonio, TX 78230 ........................................................... (210) 340–2885 305 South Broadway Avenue, Suite 501, Tyler, TX 75702 .................................................... (903) 593–5130 200 South 10th Street, Suite 1603, McAllen, TX 78501 ......................................................... (956) 686–7339 REPRESENTATIVES FIRST DISTRICT LOUIE GOHMERT, Republican, of Tyler, TX; born in Pittsburg, TX, August 18, 1953; edu- cation: B.A., Texas A&M University, 1975; J.D., Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1977; profes- TEXAS 116th Congress 255 sional: U.S. Army, 1978–82; District Judge, Smith County, 1992–2002; appointed by Governor Rick Perry to complete an unexpired term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals, 2002– 03; Brigade Commander of the Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M; organizations: president of the South Tyler Rotary Club; Boy Scout District Board of Directors; religion: deacon of Green Acres Baptist Church; director of Leadership Tyler; director of Centrepoint Ministries; married: Kathy; children: Katy, Caroline, and Sarah; committees: Judiciary; Natural Resources; elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings https://gohmert.house.gov https://facebook.com/RepLouieGohmert twitter: @replouiegohmert 2267 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 .............................................. (202) 225–3035 Chief of Staff.—Connie Hair. FAX: 226–1230 Legislative Director.—Caralee Conklin. Communications Director.—Kimberly Willingham. 1121 East Southeast Loop 323, Suite 206, Tyler, TX 75701 .................................................. (903) 561–6349 Counties: ANGELINA, GREGG, HARRISON, NACOGDOCHES, PANOLA, RUSK, SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, SHELBY, SMITH, UPSHUR (part), AND WOOD (part). Population (2010), 710,704. ZIP Codes: 75140, 75451, 75480, 75494, 75601–08, 75615, 75631, 75633, 75637, 75639–47, 75650–54, 75657–63, 75666– 67, 75669–72, 75680–85, 75687–89, 75691–94, 75701–13, 75750, 75755, 75757, 75760, 75762, 75765, 75771, 75773, 75783–84, 75788–89, 75790–92, 75798–99, 75901–04, 75915, 75925–26, 75929–31, 75934–39, 75941–44, 75946, 75948– 49, 75954, 75958–65, 75968–69, 75972–76, 75978, 75980 *** SECOND DISTRICT DAN CRENSHAW, Republican, of Houston, TX; born in Aberdeen, Scotland, to American parents, March 14, 1984; education: B.A., foreign relations, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2006; M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2017; military: United States Navy, Navy SEAL, Lieutenant Commander USN (Ret.), 2006– 16; awards: two Bronze Stars (one with Valor), Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal with Valor, among others; married: Tara Crenshaw; committees: Budget; Homeland Security; elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018. Office Listings https://crenshaw.house.gov https://facebook.com/RepDanCrenshaw https://twitter.com/repdancrenshaw https://youtube.com/channel/UC2XDiCjAHtJqnSEzrHAY5IQ 413 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ................................................. (202) 225–6565 Chief of Staff.—Eliza Baker. Legislative Director.—Matthew Hodge. Communications Director.—Kerry Rom. Administrative Director.—Daniel Walden. 1849 Kingwood Drive, Suite 100, Kingwood, TX 77339 ....................................................... (713) 860–1330 District Director.—Sue Walden. Field Representative.—Kaaren Cambio. 9720 Cypresswood Drive, Suite 206, Houston, Texas 77070 ................................................. (281) 640–7720 Counties: HARRIS. Population (2010), 698,488. ZIP Codes: 77002, 77004–08, 77018–19, 77024–25, 77030, 77040–41, 77043–44, 77055, 77064–66, 77069–70, 77079– 80, 77084, 77086, 77088, 77092, 77095, 77098, 77336, 77338–39, 77345–46, 77357, 77365, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77379, 77388, 77396, 77429, 77532 *** THIRD DISTRICT VAN TAYLOR, Republican, of Plano, TX; born in Dallas, Dallas County, TX, August 1, 1972; education: A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1995; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2001; professional: businessman; member of the Texas House of Representa- tives, 2010–15; member of the Texas State Senate, 2015–19; military: United States Marine Corps, Officer 2nd Lieutenant-Major, Marine Officer, Captain; awards: Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Commendation Medal with ‘‘V’’ for valor; Presidential Unit Citation; religion: Episcopa- lian; married: 2002; children: three; caucuses: founding member, For Country Caucus; co-chair, 256 Congressional Directory TEXAS Carbonated and Non-Alcoholic (C.A.N.) Caucus; co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism; Congressional Fu- ture of Work Caucus; Congressional Veteran Jobs Caucus; Financial Security Caucus; Freshman Working Group on Addiction; House Automotive Caucus; Men’s Health Caucus; Navy and Ma- rine Corps Caucus; Servicewomen and Women Veterans Caucus; committees: Financial Serv- ices; elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018. Office Listings https://vantaylor.house.gov https://facebook.com/RepVanTaylor twitter: @RepVanTaylor https://instagram.com/repvantaylor 1404 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 .......................................... (202) 225–4201 Chief of Staff.—Lonnie Dietz. FAX: 225–1485 Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director.—Anna McCormack. Legislative Director.—Jett Thompson. Financial Administrator.—Margaret Wetherald. 5600 Tennyson Parkway, #275, Plano, TX 75024 ................................................................... (972) 202–4150 District Director.—Sable Coleman-Jones. Counties: The 3rd District of Texas encompasses the majority of COLLIN COUNTY, including all or part of
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