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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Filemon_Vela_JrFilemon Vela Jr. - Wikipedia

    Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr. ( / ˈfɪləˌmɒn ˈvɛlə / FILL-ə-monn VELL-ə; born February 13, 1963) [1] is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Vela was also vice chair of the ...

  2. myrgv.com › featured › 2022/03/31Vela officially leaves Congress; speaks about possible ...

    Mar 31, 2022 · March 31, 2022. It’s official: Brownsville Democrat Filemon Vela Jr. has stepped down from his Texas 34 congressional district seat after sending resignation letters today to Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. “It has been a profound honor to represent the people of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas for the last nine years ...

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  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Filemon_Vela_JrFilemon Vela Jr. - Wikiwand

    Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr. is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Vela was also vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, having been nominated by President Joe Biden. In March 2022, Vela resigned in the middle of his ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2022_Texas&2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election

    t. e. The 2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election was held on June 14, 2022. [2] The seat, which went to Democratic president Joe Biden by only four points in the 2020 United States presidential election after being solidly blue in the past, became vacant after Democratic incumbent representative Filemon Vela Jr. resigned on ...

  6. www.texastribune.org › 2022/03/31 › filemon-velaU.S. Rep. Filemon Vela officially resigns, setting up a ...

    Mar 31, 2022 · Vela’s resignation is effective at 11:59 p.m. Thursday in a move he said was coming. Gov. Greg Abbott can now call a special election to fill his unfinished term. U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D ...

  7. www.borderreport.com › regions › washington-d-cSouth Texas border congressman confirms he is retiring early

    Mar 24, 2022 · Updated: May 11, 2022 / 11:42 AM CDT. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr., a longtime congressman from the South Texas border, is retiring early. Vela confirmed to Border Report on Thursday morning that he is stepping down this year, earlier than previously announced. “Soon just not sure when,” Vela told Border Report.