Hector Uribe

Hector Rolando Uribe (born January 17, 1946 in Brownsville, Texas) is an American lawyer, former Democratic member of the Texas Senate, District 27 and a past candidate for Texas Land Commissioner.

Hector Uribe
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 27th district
In office
March 1, 1981 – January 8, 1991[1]
Preceded byRaul L. Longoria
Succeeded byEddie Lucio, Jr.
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
April 7, 1978 – March 1, 1981
Preceded byRuben M. Torres
Succeeded byRené Oliveira
Personal details
Born
Hector Rolando Uribe[2]

(1946-01-17) January 17, 1946[3]
Brownsville, Texas[3]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceZapata County, Texas
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA, JD)
Professionlawyer

He graduated from Christopher Columbus Marist High School in Miami, Florida and later attended the University of Madrid in the summer of 1966.[4]

He graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and later a Juris Doctor in 1970.[3][4]

He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1978 to 1981 and in the Texas Senate from 1981 to 1991.

As a senator, he worked to pass the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, which is designed to create new jobs in economically impacted areas, and the Protective Services for the Elderly Act, which guards against abuse of senior citizens. He also worked to establish the University of Texas–Pan American.[5]

Uribe, a narrow winner in the March 2, 2010, Democratic primary for land commissioner, faced the incumbent Republican Jerry E. Patterson in the November 2, 2010 general election but lost with 35 percent of the ballots cast.

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191019195211/https://lrl.texas.gov/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=324
  2. University of Miami (Class of 1968) Commencement
  3. Hubbell, Martindale (1992). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 1993 (Volume 14, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600212.
  4. "Biographical sketch - Senate Hispanic Research Council" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  5. Phillip Martin, "Burnt Orange Report", Jan 04 2010, "", Feb 19 2010


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