Jose Menendez

Jose Antonio Menendez
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 26th district
Assumed office
March 4, 2015
Preceded byLeticia Van de Putte
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 124th district
In office
January 9, 2001 – March 3, 2015
Preceded byJuan Solis III
Succeeded byIna Minjarez
San Antonio City Councilman District 6[1]
In office
1997–2000
Zoning Commissioner District 6[1]
In office
1994–1997
Personal details
Born (1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 55)
San Juan, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCehlia Newman-Menendez[1]
Children3
Residence(s)San Antonio, Texas
Alma materSouthern Methodist University (BBA, BA)

Jose Antonio Menendez (born March 11, 1969) is a member of the Texas Senate for District 26.[1][2] A member of the Democratic Party, he is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 124. He won a special election on February 17, 2015, for the state Senate, to replace Leticia Van de Putte. She resigned to run, unsuccessfully as it developed, against the short-term incumbent, Ivy Taylor, for mayor of San Antonio, Texas.[3] Menendez handily defeated fellow Democratic State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer for the right to succeed Van de Putte. Even though Menendez and Fischer remain political opponents, their relationship appears to have been civil.

Menendez served in the Texas House from 2001 to 2015. Prior to his service in the State House, he was a member of the San Antonio City Council for District 6.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "House Membership: Representative José Menéndez: Biographical Information". Texas House of Representatives. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Rauf, David Saleh. Menendez takes oath in Senate, San Antonio Express-News, March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, John W. Menéndez captures Texas Senate District 26, San Antonio Express-News, February 17, 2015.