Featured Member: Congressman Charlie Gonzalez

We recently spoke with Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20), about his family’s legacy of public service.

Featured Member: Congressman Charlie Gonzalez

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Rebuilding our economy is the top priority for the American people and this Congress. That commitment is reflected in our legislation as we work with President Obama to enact a long term economic strategy.

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  • Charlie Gonzalez grew up as the son of a path making Member of Congress. His father, Henry B. Gonzalez, was elected in 1961 as the first Hispanic Member of Congress from Texas – a state that is now almost 37% Hispanic. It was “an inspirational time” in the words of Charlie Gonzalez, who was then a teenager. John F. Kennedy had been inaugurated as President early that year and the race drew substantial attention, in part because of the involvement of then Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn.

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