Marisa Marquez
| Marisa Marquez | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
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In office 2009 – January 9, 2017 | |
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| Born |
September 27, 1978 Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | El Paso, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
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Marisa Marquez is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 2009 until 2017.[1] She did not seek re-election in 2016.[2]. In 2008, Marquez unseated Rep. Paul Moreno, the longest serving Latino elected official in the US. Moreno was considered the Conscience of the House for his tenure, over 40 years, and his outspoken personality. Marquez became the first woman ever to represent District 77 in the Texas House of Representatives and the 2nd Latina ever elected from El Paso. She was also the first female Latino to serve on the Education Subcommittee of Appropriations and the first El Pasoan since 1958. During her appointment to the House Appropriations Committee, 83rd and 84th Legislative Session, she was the only Hispanic female on the Appropriations or Senate Finance Committee(s). Her accomplishments include creating the only county ethics commission in the state, statewide Colonias reform and appropriating funding for the inaugural University of Texas at El Paso pharmacy school. Attacked for being a Republican by primary opponents, Marquez proved to be a effective and bi-partisan legislator. She retired quietly in 2017 and became a partner at FORMA Group LLC, a public affairs firm based out of El Paso, Texas.
Marquez was born in Houston, Texas. Her parents were from El Paso, Texas. Marquez and her parents moved back to El Paso. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Notre Dame. She served in the AmeriCorps VISTA and worked in health care in El Paso.[3]
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