Talk:Vicente Gonzalez (politician)

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Information needs to be updated. The current information holds sources that support this update. All other updates can be sourced through resources from Vicente Gonzalez's congressional website: https://gonzalez.house.gov/

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SicParvisMagna16 (talk) 18:07, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Early life, education, and early career

Gonzalez was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1967[2] to [Olga Cantu] and [Vicente Gonzalez], a Korean War veteran and U.S. Merchant Marine. Gonzalez attended Roman Catholic School in Corpus Christi for part of his primary education, but eventually dropped out of high school during his junior year. He went onto obtain a G.E.D. and returned to school by enrolling at Del Mar Junior College where he received an Associate’s Degree in Banking and Finance.[3][4]

In 1992, Gonzalez received his Bachelor of Science degree in aviation business administration from the Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University on the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. After high school, and throughout college, Gonzalez traveled to almost 100 countries around the world.

In 1996, Gonzalez obtained his Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M University School of Law) in Fort Worth, Texas. While a law student, he interned for then Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX-27). He trained in Negotiation at Harvard Law School [in Cambridge, Massachusetts]. In 1997, he founded the law firm, V. Gonzalez & Associates, in McAllen, Texas. He is a member of the Bar Associations of Texas and New York.[5]

As an attorney, Gonzalez successfully recovered millions in proceeds for businesses, homeowners and public schools throughout the country. His professional successes prompted an invitation to join the prestigious Million Dollar & Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, a membership reserved for less than one percent of American attorneys.

Gonzalez's wife, Lorena Saenz Gonzalez, is a former educator and school administrator from McAllen, Texas.

US. House of Representatives

Elections

Gonzalez declared his congressional candidacy for the 2016 general election after then Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced he would not seek reelection.[6] In a crowded race, he won the Democratic primary and Democratic party nomination, defeating Juan “Sonny” Palacios in a runoff election.[7][8][9] He defeated Republican Tim Westley in the November 2016 general election, winning 57.3% of the vote to Westley's 37.7%.[10] Gonzalez won his re-election in 2018 with 60% of the vote against Westley for a second time.

Tenure

In the 115th Congress, Gonzalez was appointed to the exclusive House Financial Services Committee. In the 116th Congress, he serves on the Subcommittees on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets; Housing, Community Development, and Insurance; and Diversity and Inclusion. In the 116th Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi granted him a waiver to jointly serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Congressman Gonzalez is a member of the Subcommittees on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade; and Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment.

[12] Gonzalez is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition,[13] and the Problem Solvers Caucus.[14] In June 2017, he announced the formation of the Congressional Oil & Gas Caucus[15] and serves as its Chairman. He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Small Business Caucus, and the Congressional Blue Collar Caucus, among others.

During Gonzalez’s first six months in office, he brought then Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to discuss border security, immigration, and trade on the U.S.-Mexico Border. He was also the first Texas Democrat and first Latino in the U.S. Congress to be invited by President Donald J. Trump to a private dinner at the White House. He has met with President Trump on more than five occasions to discuss issues of mutual interest. [16]

In the 115th Congress, Gonzalez participated in bipartisan and bicameral congressional delegations to a variety of countries around the globe. In Japan, he met with Japanese Prime Minister, H.E. Shinzo Abe, and Japanese First Lady, Akie Abe. He also met with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taro Kono, as well as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Bill Hagerty, and other respective government officials. In Guatemala, he met with President Jimmy Morales. In Mexico, he met with the Chief of Staff to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Alfonso Romo; Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Juan Carlos Baker; and Former Secretary of the Economy, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal. In China, he met with Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Liu He. In South Korea, he met with members of the U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Humphreys, located within the seaport City of Pyeongtaek. In December 2018, he joined the U.S. delegation attending the Inauguration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Since taking office, Gonzalez has spent every Thanksgiving with members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed overseas. He spent the holiday with troops stationed in Afghanistan in 2017, and in Kuwait and Djibouti in 2018.

In January 2019, Gonzalez was one of seven Democratic lawmakers to meet with President Donald Trump and the Administration to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

Legislative Issues

Since being elected to the House of Representatives, Gonzalez has championed legislation to provide deported veterans with a path to citizenship and allow them to return to the United States. He has also been an advocate for smart, effective border security solutions; lower prescription drug prices; protection for senior citizens; policies that promote strong free trade agreements, and safeguards for farmers and ranchers.

@SicParvisMagna16: The above is difficult to parse. It would be helpful if you could phrase this in a "change X to Y" format. I can say that it's better to find secondary sources, rather than the Congressman's own bio page. And from a brief read, words like "exclusive" and "championed" seem like WP:PUFFERY. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:50, 22 March 2019 (UTC)