Ciro Davis Rodriguez (born December 9, 1946) is a Democratic politician who represented Texas's 28th congressional district from 1997 to 2005, and Congressman-elect for Texas's 23rd congressional district as a result of his landslide victory in a runoff held December 12, 2006. He will be sworn in as a member of the 110th Congress on January 3, 2007, along with the rest of the new Congress. Image File history File links Ciro_Rodriguez_108th_Congress_official_photo,_bw. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 23. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is a Republican politician who has represented Texass 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1992. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Piedras Negras is a city in Coahuila, Mexico, located at . ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 28. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 23. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 110th United States Congress will be in session from noon on January 3, 2007 until noon on January 3, 2009. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rodriguez has served in public office for over 30 years, first on a school board, then as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. After leaving Congress in January 2005, he joined with his former chief of staff, Jeff Mendelsohn, to create Rio Strategy Group LLC, a boutique government relations firm to assist clients at the local, state and national levels. Public administration can be broadly described as the study and implementation of policy. ... This article or section should be merged with board of education A school board (or school committee) is an elected council that helps determine educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, state, or province. ... The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... A limited liability company (denoted by L.L.C. or LLC) is a legal form of business company in the United States offering limited liability to its owners. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, but was raised and received his education in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Harlandale High School and briefly attended San Antonio College, but subsequently graduated from St. Mary’s University with a B.A. in Political science. He received his Master of Social Work from Our Lady of the Lake University. Piedras Negras is a city in Coahuila, Mexico, located at . ... Nickname: Alamo City; River City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area    - City 1067. ... St. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a type of masters degree which is received from a graduate school that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education. ... Our Lady of the Lake University was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, a religious order begun in 18th century Lorraine, France. ...

From 1975 to 1987, Rodriguez served as a board member of the Harlandale Independent School District, working as an educational consultant for the Intercultural Development Research Association and served as a caseworker with the Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation. From 1987 to 1996, he taught at Our Lady of the Lake University’s Worden School of Social Work. A caseworker is a person who is employed by a government agency or a private organisation to take on an individuals case and provide them advocacy, information or other services. ...

Texas legislative career

Rodriguez served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1997. He chaired the important Local and Consent Calendar Committee, served on the Public Health and the Higher Education Committees, and presided as a vice chairman of the Legislative Study Group. The Texas Legislature is the central lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Texas. ... Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ...

Rodriguez serving as a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Congressional career

In January 1997 the 28th district's congressman Frank Tejeda died at the start of his third term. A special election to fill the remainder of his service was held in April, resulting in Rodriguez defeating his nearest rival Juan F. Solis III with 66.7% of the vote. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 28. ... Frank Tejeda (October 2, 1945 – January 30, 1997) was a decorated Marine in the Vietnam War and a United States congressman from Texas. ...

After being sworn in on April 12, Rodriguez served as a member of the Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs and Resources Committees. He was also the ranking member of the VA Subcommittee on Health. Additionally, he led the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as chairman from 2003-04 after four years as its Health Care Task Force Chairman. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The standing Committee on Veterans Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. ... // Jurisdiction Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation. ... Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L). ... Ranking member, in American politics, is a term used to refer to the member of a committee in Congress who is the longest-serving member of the party not in the majority (the longest-serving member of the majority is the chairman). ... // About the CHC The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is comprised of 21 Members of Congress of Hispanic descent. ...

He was also involved in military base creation & redevelopment and drafted legislation creating the Brooks City-Base; he also promoted the transformation of the former Kelly Air Force Base into Kelly USA, a state-of-the-art maintenance and logistics center^{[citation needed]}; at Fort Sam Houston, he supported a public/private enhanced use leasing initiative; he was also involved in improvements to military-run schools for children of service personnel^{[citation needed]}; he worked with the Air Force and community leaders to remediate pollution from the closed Kelly base, fund numerous health studies and create a local clinic dedicated to the long-term health of the neighborhood. A military base is a facility, settlement, reservation, or installation that shelters military equipment and personnel. ... Brooks Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Kelly Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. ... Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... Generally, remediation means giving a remedy. ... A clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients - as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. ...

Rodriguez was the lead sponsor of the Hispanic Health Improvement Act to expand coverage, reduce disparities and improve the delivery of health care resources among Hispanics.^{[citation needed]} He supported the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, the Mission Trails project, the Land Heritage Institute, the World Birding Center, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.^{[citation needed]} He drafted and passed legislation to create the Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.^{[citation needed]} This Is not a good source Health insurance is a type of insurance whereby the insurer pays the medical costs of the insured if the insured becomes sick due to covered causes, or due to accidents. ... Income disparity is an inequality in pay or salary for equal labor. ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish Hispano, from Latin Hispānus, adjective from Hispānia, Iberian Peninsula) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, its people and culture. ... Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries, are preserved here. ...

Loss following 2003 redistricting

The 2003 Texas redistricting shifted most of heavily Democratic Laredo, previously the heart of the neighboring 23rd District, into the already heavily Democratic 28th. Laredo is the base of former Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar, a more conservative Democrat. A year earlier, Cuellar had given the 23rd's 5-term incumbent, Henry Bonilla, his closest race ever. By moving most of Laredo to the 28th, the Republican-controlled legislature hoped to protect Bonilla by packing the 28th with as many Democrats as possible. In March 2004 Rodriguez lost the primary election—the real contest in this district—to Cuellar by 58 votes. Rodriguez sued to overturn Cuellar's victory, but the Texas 4th Court of Appeals ruled against him. The 2003 Texas redistricting refers to a highly controversial congressional redistricting plan appealed to the United States Supreme Court in League of United Latin American Citizens v. ... Laredo redirects here. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 23. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 28. ... Rep. ... Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is a Republican politician who has represented Texass 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1992. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in... A primary election is an election in which registered voters in a jurisdiction select the candidates who will enter a subsequent election (nominating primary). ...

2006 elections

28th District

Rodriguez tried to regain his old House seat in 2006. His campaign was under-financed, but gained significant momentum after a Washington Post photographer snapped a photo of Cuellar at the 2006 State of the Union address, on the Republican side of the aisle, gleaming as President George W. Bush affectionately grabbed his face. It was not enough, however, and Rodriguez lost the March 7 Democratic primary with 48% of the vote. ... George W. Bush listening to applause whilst delivering the 2006 State of the Union address Wikinews has news related to this article: President Bush delivers 2006 State of the Union Address Wikisource has source texts related to this article: George W. Bushs Sixth State of the Union Address Democratic... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ...

23rd District

In June, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Texas Legislature had violated the Voting Rights Act when it drew most of Laredo out of the 23rd and replaced it with several heavily Republican San Antonio suburbs. A three-judge panel then drew new district lines. The new 23rd includes Rodriguez's home, along with much of his old south San Antonio base. On August 10, Rodriguez announced that he would run against Bonilla in the 23rd.^[1] The two opponents, along with original Democratic congressional nominee Rick Bolanos and four other Democrats and one Independent faced each other in an all-candidate primary on November 7. Incumbent Henry Bonilla emerged with 48.1% and Ciro Rodriguez with 20.3%. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and is the only part of the judicial branch of the United States federal government explicitly specified in the United States Constitution. ... The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10) outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests to qualify to register to vote, and it provided for federal registration of voters -- instead of state or local voter registration which had often been denied... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is a Republican politician who has represented Texass 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1992. ...

In the runoff election, Rodriguez, in an upset victory, defeated Bonilla 54% to 46%. This makes his district the 31st Democratic pickup in the 2006 midterm elections and the second from Texas.^[2] The upset victory also carries a lot of implications about how Latino voters are leaving the Republican Party.^[3] Rodriguez will begin his fifth term when the 110th Congress convenes on January 3, 2007. Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal • • The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/08/rodriguez_to_mount_comeback_bi.html#more
2. ^ http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/elections/16224956.htm
3. ^ http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=4016

External links

• 2006 Campaign web site