Jose Menendez
Jose Menendez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office March 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Leticia Van de Putte |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 124th district | |
| In office January 9, 2001 – March 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Solis III |
| Succeeded by | Ina Minjarez |
| Member of the San Antonio City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1969 San Juan, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Celia Newman (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | San Antonio, Texas |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University (BBA, BA) |
Jose Antonio Menendez (born March 11, 1969) is an American politician who is a member of the Texas Senate for District 26. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 124. He won a special election on February 17, 2015, for the state Senate, to replace Leticia Van de Putte. She resigned to run, unsuccessfully as it developed, against the short-term incumbent, Ivy Taylor, for mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Menendez defeated fellow Democratic State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer to succeed Van de Putte.
Menendez served in the Texas House from 2001 to 2015. Prior to his service in the State House, he was a member of the San Antonio City Council for District 6.