Barrientos, Gonzalo
Texas state senator. Born July 20, 1941, in Galveston, Texas. Barrientos was the first Mexican American elected state representative in Texas. He held that office from 1975 to 1985. In 1984 he was elected to the Texas State Senate, where he represents Senatorial District 14 (Travis and part of Hays Counties). He is chair of the statewide Tejano Democrats organization. Prior to his election to public office, Barrientos worked as a community organizer for the National Urban League and as a program officer for VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America).
From the description of Oral history interview with Gonzalo Barrientos, 1998 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 48403096
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| associatedWith | Gutierrez, Jose Angel, | person |
| associatedWith | Moya, Richard, 1932- | person |
| associatedWith | Rangel, Irma, | person |
| associatedWith | Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia, | person |
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| associatedWith | University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies. | corporateBody |
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