Henry Cuellar

HENRY CUELLAR, Democrat, of Laredo, TX; born in Laredo, TX, September 19, 1955; education: A.A., Laredo Junior College, Laredo, TX, 1976 (now known as Laredo Community College); B.S., cum laude, foreign service, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1978; J.D., University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1981; M.B.A., international trade, Texas A&M University, Laredo, TX, 1982; Ph.D., government, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1998; professional history: lawyer, private practice; attorney, Law Office of Henry Cuellar, 1981-present; instructor, Department of Government, Laredo Community College, 1982-86; licensed U.S. Customs broker, 1983-present; adjunct professor, international commercial law, Texas A&M International, 1984-86; member, Texas House of Representatives, 1986-2001; Secretary of State, Texas, 2001; election history: elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; reelected to each succeeding Congress.