Henry Cuellar

Educational Background
• Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
• Master of Arts in International Trade from Texas A&M International University
• Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Texas School of Law and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin

Career
• Elected U.S. Representative for Texas’ 28th Congressional District (2005-2023) and member of the Texas House of Representatives (1987-2001); was (briefly) the 102nd Secretary of State of Texas (2001)
• Opened his own law form in Laredo (1981) and was an adjunct professor of international commercial law at Texas A&M International University
• Supports increasing access to healthcare, lowering prescription drug prices, and protecting local drugs, and supporting local schools; does not support major construction of a border wall

Personal Information
• One of eight children to migrant farmworkers; first in his family to attend college
• Portrayed George Washington during the annual Washington's Birthday Celebration in Laredo
• He and his wife, Imelda, have two daughters together