Philip Cortez
DemocraticIncumbent
- In office now
- State Representative, District 117
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- State Representative, Texas House District 117 (San Antonio, since 2013); retired U.S. Air Force member (20 years)
Philip Cortez is the sitting State Representative for District 117 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Bexar County.
Philip Cortez served on the San Antonio City Council (2007-2011) before his election to the Texas House in 2012. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2019 after 20 years, including a 2016 deployment to the Middle East, and holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from UT Austin.
Cortez's committees
- General Aviation, Select
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
- S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (Chair)
- Intergovernmental Affairs
Sources for Cortez
- Philip Cortez: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
- Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
- Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
- Rep. Philip Cortez biography (Texas House of Representatives, Public record)