Charlie Gonzalez

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Charlie González
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 20th district
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byHenry González
Succeeded byJoaquin Castro
Personal details
Born
Charles Augustine Gonzalez

(1945-05-05) May 5, 1945 (age 78)
United States Air National Guard
 • Texas Air National Guard

Charles Augustine González (born May 5, 1945) is an American

U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013. He served as Chairman of Latinos for Obama and National Co-Chair of President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign
.

Early life, education, and legal career

González was born in

Boy Scout in Troop 90 of San Antonio.[2] His father was the Scoutmaster.[3]

González served as a

technical sergeant in the Texas Air National Guard from 1969 until 1975. He then began practicing law until 1982 when he began rising through the ranks of the court
system. He served first as a municipal court judge, then later as a judge in county and then district court, both of which are elected positions.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Henry González, of

Republican James Walker 63%-36%.[6]
He became only the fourth person to represent the 20th District since its creation in 1935. In fact, Charlie's first race was the first open-seat race in the district's 64-year history. However, he had effectively assured himself of succeeding his father with his primary win. The 20th is a heavily Democratic, majority-Hispanic district; the Republicans have only put up nominal candidates in this district since Henry won it in a 1961 special election.

Charlie kept this tradition going. He was re-elected six more times, and never won re-election with less than 63% of the vote. He only faced a Republican challenger three times, in 2004, 2008 and 2010. He had no major-party opposition in 2000 and 2006 and was completely unopposed in 2002.[7]

He decided to retire and not seek another term in 2012.

Tenure

Charlie González is a member of the

Detroit and its suburbs
for almost 90 consecutive years.

Rep. González was one of the first congressmen to actively support Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. "Senator Obama brings all these new fresh faces,’’ Gonzalez told the San Antonio Express-News. "He has a wider audience. He has the greater potential to engage a greater number of people.’’

González announced on November 25, 2011, that he would not seek reelection in the

2012 congressional elections. He said he wanted a job that would allow him "to be productive and have the resources to make a better life" for himself and his family.[8]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

See also

References

  1. ^ "RootsWeb.com Home Page". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "San Antonio, Troop 90". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ González, Charlie (June 30, 2010). 2010 Hispanic Leadership Awards (Speech). Washington, D.C.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX District 20 - D Primary Race - Mar 10, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX District 20 - D Runoff Race - Apr 14, 1998". Our Campaigns.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX District 20 Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Charlie Gonzalez". Our Campaigns.
  8. ^ "Charlie Gonzalez won't seek re-election". My San Antonio. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 20th congressional district

1999–2013 		Succeeded by
Joaquín Castro
Preceded by Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative 		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
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