Aaron Peña

Politician

1959 –

11

Who is Aaron Peña?

Aaron Peña, Jr., is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives. He served in House District 40 in Deep South Texas. Representative Peña was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat in November 2002. He was sworn into his first term on January 14, 2003. Upon retirement, he had served five terms in office.

Representative Peña is a board certified attorney in Labor and Employment Law. He is married to the former Monica Solis and is the father of five children. On December 14, 2010, Representative Peña announced that he was joining the Republican Party for the 82nd Legislative Session, which convened on January 11, 2011. Later that year, Representative Peña announced his plans to run for re-election in a new district created after the redistricting process despite it moving him to an entirely new voter base. Those plans changed after a court-ordered redistricting plan moved him into a neighboring heavily Democratic district.

On November 25, 2011, Rep. Aaron Peña announced that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in office. He issued a letter that was published in the local newspaper, The Monitor, that explained that his decision. His 10-year tenure with the Texas House of Representatives ended on January 8, 2013.

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Born
Jun 8, 1959
Austin
Religion
  • History of the term "Catholic"
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Texas at Austin
Lived in
  • Austin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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