Philip Cortez
| Philip A. Cortez | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th district |
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| In office 2013 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Garza |
| Succeeded by | Rick Galindo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1978 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Leticia Cortez |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Website | [1] |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force Reserve captain |
Philip A. Cortez (born July 7, 1978) is a Democratic departing one-term member of the Texas House of Representatives, with service from 2013 to 2015. From 2007 to 2012, he was a member of the nominally nonpartisan San Antonio City Council.
Cortez is a captain in the Air Force Reserve, having originally joined the Air Force as an enlisted Airman.[1]
In the November 6, 2012 general election, Cortez unseated the freshman Republican John Garza. In his first term, Cortez was named the top Democratic freshman by Capitol Inside.[2]
In the November 4, 2014 general election, Cortez was narrowly unseated by the Republican Rick Galindo, who won his party primary on March 4 with 2,372 votes (64.6 percent). Galindo thwarted the primary comeback bid waged by former Representative John Garza, who trailed with 1,300 votes (35.4 percent) of the ballots cast.[3]In the November 4 general election, Galindo defeated Cortez, 12,835 votes (52.7 percent) to 11,521 (47.3 percent).[4]
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| Preceded by | Texas State Representative from District 117 (Bexar County)
Philip A. Cortez |
Succeeded by Rick Galindo |
