REPRESENTATIVE PAul C. Moreno
Rep. Paul C. Moreno, born in 1931, grew up in
“El Segundo Barrio” of El Paso. After high school,
he served six years in the U.S. Marine Corp and saw combat
in Korea. He then received his BBA from the University of
Texas El Paso and his JD from the University of Texas at Austin.
Rep. Moreno first won election to the Texas
House in 1967.
He is now the longest serving Hispanic elected official in
the country, and presides as the Dean of the Texas House.
Committed to the beliefs that everyone is entitled
to sound
legal representation and that all voices should be heard,
he is a cofounder of El Paso Legal Assistance and a founding
member of the Tejano Democrats.
He has been a passionate and outspoken advocate
for the poor, the disabled, the disenfranchised, and education.
In his role as a legislator, he proudly represents constituencies
whose voices are not always among the most powerful. Many
people consider Mr. Moreno the "Conscience of the House”.
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