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Albert G. Bustamante

Official portrait of Albert G. Bustamante
Albert G. Bustamante
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative TX – District 23
Democratic Service: 1985-1993

Democratic
TX (District 23)
House
A Representative from Texas. Born in Asherton, Dimmit County, Tex. , April 8, 1935. Graduated from Asherton High School, Asherton, Tex. , 1954. Paratrooper, United States Army, 1954-1956. Studied a liberal arts course at San Antonio College, 1956-1958. B. A. , Sul Ross State College, Alpine, Tex. , 1961. Educator. Coach. Assistant to Congressman Henry Gonzalez, 1968-1971. Member of the Bexar County Commission 1973-1978. Bexar County judge 1979-1985. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 1993). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992. Died on November 30, 2021. Interment at Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemetery Dominion, San Antonio, Tex.