Mano DeAyala

Mano DeAyala
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 133rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byJim Murphy
Personal details
BornDallas, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMelissa DeAyala
Children3
Residence(s)Houston, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Southern Methodist University (JD)
OccupationLawyer
Websitemanoforstaterep.com

Mano DeAyala (born Emilio Fernando DeAyala) is an American lawyer and politician serving in the Texas House of Representatives where he represents Texas's 133rd House of Representatives district.[1]

Prior to his election to the Texas legislature, DeAyala was a partner at Buck Keenan LLP, where he specialized in international arbitration law.

In April 2017, Governor Greg Abbott appointed DeAyala to a six-year term on the board of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice where he served as the Chair of the Business & Finance Committee and also served as Trustee of the Windham School District.[1] DeAyala vacated his seat on the board once elected to the Texas House of Representatives.

From 2020 to 2023, he served as a United States-appointed arbitrator under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.[2][3]

DeAyala graduated from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business in 1988 and received a J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Ayala, Mano". house.texas.gov. Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "We Recommend Mano Dayala". Houston Chronicle. October 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Names Panelists for USMCA Enforcement". United States Trade Representative. Retrieved September 20, 2023.