Contact

Capitol Office:
Capitol Extention E2.718

Capitol Address:
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768

District Address:
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768

Capitol/District Phone:
(512) 463-0674

Campaign Address:
P.O. Box 2436
Austin, TX 78768

E-mail Rep. Rodriguez:
eddierodriguezcampaign@gmail.com

Texas State Rep.
Eddie Rodriguez

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez was first elected to the State Legislature in 2002. He was re-elected in November 2008 to his fourth term as the Representative from District 51/Austin.

During the 81st Legislative Session, Rep. Rodriguez serves on the House Public Safety Committee and on the new Technology, Economic Development & Workforce Committee. He serves as Treasurer of the Women's Health Caucus in the Texas House of Representatives, and is a member of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the House Democratic Caucus and the Legislative Study Group.

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Background

Representative Eddie Rodriguez was born on July 1, 1971 in McAllen, Texas. He graduated from McAllen Memorial High School, and studied two years at St. Mary's University in San Antonio before earning is B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. Rep. Rodriguez earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 2008.

Issues

Included in Rep. Rodriguez's legislative agenda are bills that address regional transportation, housing, education, hunger and nutrition, health and human services, environmental issues and the promotion of renewable and sustainable energy as part of a statewide approach to improving environmental quality and creating economic development opportunities for Texas.

Involvement

Rep. Rodriguez serves on the boards of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the Hispanic Technology Initiative of Austin (a program of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), and the Anti-Defamation League-Austin Chapter. He is a board member of the Alliance for Public Transportation (APT), whose mission is to promote regional public transportation in Central Texas, and Austin Pets Alive!, which provides resources for education and programs to stop to the killing of companion animals in Austin.

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Texas State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez

Background

Issues

Involvement

Texas State Rep.
Eddie Rodriguez