Canseco, Quico, 1949-

Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco (born July 30, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013.

Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, he went to local schools before enrolling in Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. Canseco then attended St. Louis University, where he graduated with a B.A. in history in 1972. He matriculated to the university’s law school, earning a J.D. in 1975. Canseco worked in private practice and for a number of law firms between 1975 and 1987 before serving as general counsel for a bank for five years. He was also the director of another small bank conglomerate in the western suburbs of San Antonio. In 1991, Canseco became the president and director of a family-run development corporation based in San Antonio.

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