Ciro Rodriguez

Ciro Davis Rodriguez is the former U.S. Representative for Texass 23rd congressional district, serving from 2007 until 2011. The district stretches from El Paso in the west to San Antonio in the east, a distance of some 500 miles. He previously represented the neighboring Texass 28th congressional district from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1997. He currently serves as a justice of the peace for Bexar County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Rodriguez was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, but was raised and received his education in San Antonio, Texas. When Ciro Rodriguez was young, his mother died suddenly and he dropped out of school. After working at a gas station for a year, he decided to go back to school and attended two different summer schools to catch up. He graduated with his entering class from Harlandale High School and then briefly attended San Antonio College, but subsequently graduated from St. Marys University with a B.A. in Political Science. He received his Master of Social Work from Our Lady of the Lake University.

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