1. Ciro Davis Rodriguez was born on December 9,1946 and is an American politician and social worker who served as a US Representative for, serving from 2007 until 2011.
21 Facts About Ciro Rodriguez
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Ciro Rodriguez served as a justice of the peace for Bexar County from 2015 to 2021.
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Ciro Rodriguez received his Master of Social Work from Our Lady of the Lake University.
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Ciro Rodriguez served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1997.
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Ciro Rodriguez 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.
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Ciro Rodriguez drafted legislation to allow students to earn college credit while they were in still in high school and the law that guaranteed the top ten percent of graduating students a place at a Texas four-year university.
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Ciro Rodriguez was the ranking member of the VA Subcommittee on Health.
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Ciro Rodriguez was involved in military base creation and redevelopment and drafted legislation creating the Brooks City-Base; he promoted the transformation of the former Kelly Air Force Base into Kelly USA, a maintenance and logistics center.
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Ciro Rodriguez was the lead sponsor of the Hispanic Health Improvement Act.
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In July 2011, Congressman Ciro Rodriguez celebrated with El Paso County officials the groundbreaking of the Tornillo Port of Entry.
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Ciro Rodriguez did support the Stimulus plan, Health Care Reform and Financial Regulation of Wall Street.
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Ciro Rodriguez helped pass the largest increase in veteran's health care funding and the Wounded Warrior Act, reducing red tape for veterans in need.
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In March 2004, Ciro Rodriguez lost the primary election, the real contest in this district, to Cuellar by 58 votes.
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Ciro Rodriguez sued to overturn Cuellar's victory, but the Texas 4th Court of Appeals ruled against him.
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Ciro Rodriguez's campaign was under-financed, but gained significant momentum after a photographer with The Washington Post snapped a photo of Cuellar at the 2006 State of the Union address, on the Republican side of the aisle, smiling as President George W Bush affectionately grabbed his face.
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Ciro Rodriguez regained a seat after being defeated in another district in 2004, like Lampson.
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Ciro Rodriguez won against Republican nominee Bexar County Commissioner Lyle Larson and Libertarian Lani Connolly.
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Ciro Rodriguez announced in early summer 2011 that he would seek election to his former seat in the US Congress in a rematch against Rep.
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But, on November 29,2011, Ciro Rodriguez announced he would campaign for election in the newly drawn, neighboring 35th District, which takes in eastern San Antonio, as well as portions of Atascosa, Comal and Hays counties.
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Ciro Rodriguez successfully ran for Justice of the Peace in Bexar County Precinct 1, Place 2 in 2014.
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Ciro Rodriguez was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.