17 Facts About Esperanza Andrade

Esperanza "Hope" Andrade was born on July 1,1949 and is a businesswoman from San Antonio, Texas.

Esperanza Andrade is the former commissioner representing employers on the Texas Workforce Commission, an appointed position which she held from 2013 to 2015.

An entrepreneur and business and community leader in San Antonio for more than three decades, Andrade was confirmed by the Texas Senate as the workforce commissioner in March 2013, succeeding Tom Pauken, a fellow Republican.

Esperanza Andrade held the workforce commission post until June 2015.

Esperanza Andrade was appointed secretary of state by Governor Perry in 2008.

Esperanza Andrade supported the removal of nearly seventy thousand names from the voter rolls of individuals believed to be deceased, based largely on Social Security death records.

Esperanza Andrade encountered controversy when prior to the November 6,2012 general election she objected to the use of international observers examining Texas voting procedures.

Esperanza Andrade vacated the secretary of state's office on November 23,2012, after nearly four-and-a-half years on the job.

Esperanza Andrade was the sixth and longest-serving Texas Secretary of State and the second of three women in the post under Perry.

Esperanza Andrade is the first Hispanic woman to have served as the Texas Secretary of State and the third Hispanic person overall, following Roy Barrera, Sr.

Esperanza Andrade is an attorney who previously served on the Texas Public Safety Commission and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Esperanza Andrade became interim chair of the transportation commission in January 2008, upon the death of its previous chair, Ric Williamson, a former member of the Texas House of Representatives; she left the commission in May 2008.

Hope Esperanza Andrade has significantly influenced San Antonio and the state of Texas through her business ventures.

Esperanza Andrade wields significant power and influence across economic, and cultural lines across the State of Texas as a result of these business ventures and her time in government.

Esperanza Andrade is described as economic and political powerhouse in Texas.

Esperanza Andrade has a son, Michael, who married a woman named Leticia.

Esperanza Andrade has three grandsons: Ramiro, Diego, and Alejandro Andrade.