Ruben Hinojosa

A Representative from Texas. Born in Edcouch, Hidalgo County, Tex. , August 20, 1940. Graduated from Mercedes High School, Mercedes, Tex. , 1958. B. B. A. , University of Texas, Austin, Tex. , 1962. M. B. A. , University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Tex. , 1980. Business executive. Member of the Texas state board of education, 1974-1984. Adjunct professor, University of Texas-Pan American School of Business, Edinburg, Tex. Chairman, board of South Texas Community College for Hidalgo and Starr Counties, Tex. , 1993-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.