Representative Aaron Peña
Republican, District 40
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Wikipedia Bio
Aaron Peña, Jr. (born June 8, 1959), is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from a district in Hidalgo County in far South Texas. In November 2002, he was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat. He is serving his fifth term in office. Representative Peña is an attorney in private practice. He is married to the former Monica Solis and is the father of five c...More →
Office Addresses
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Roles
House, session 82nd0 Committees
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News & Blog Coverage
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Local business owner concerned about ObamaCare (valleycentral.com)
Aug 10but the reality is if you don't make a return you can't stay in business. That goes for any business." Texas State Representative Aaron Pena told Action 4 News---for years Texas has prided itself in the fact that jobs are being created---despite the high ...KGBT-TV Presents VALLEYCENTRAL.COM
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Canales holds on in Edinburg, faces clear path to state House seat (themonitor.com)
Aug 1With no Republican opponent on November’s ballot, Canales will be sworn in next year as the replacement for retiring state Rep. Aaron Peña, a Republican ... “My dream is that all children in Texas would have equal funding when it comes to education, ...McAllen Monitor
Sponsored Bills
11 bills sponsored or co-sponsored
Ranks 71st out of 174
Representatives
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Author of
HB 2590Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars a...
March 8, 2011
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Coauthor of
HB 926Relating to the use of information from the internal verification system of t...
January 26, 2011
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Author of
HB 2052Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars b...
March 2, 2011
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Author of
HCR 56Designating April 9, 2011, as LZ:RGV Welcome Home South Texas Vietnam Veteran...
February 8, 2011
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Coauthor of
HJR 61Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the terms of office of a distri...
January 11, 2011
Votes
- Other on HB 341 motion final passage, April 8, 2011
- Other on HB 11 motion final passage, April 8, 2011
- Other on HB 218 motion final passage, April 8, 2011
- Other on HB 27 motion final passage, April 8, 2011
- Other on HB 125 motion final passage, April 8, 2011
All By Industry
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Attorneys & Law Firms$135,550.00
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Residential Construction$83,900.00
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Unknown$71,689.00
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Democratic Candidate Contributions To Own Campaign$70,664.00
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Pacs Operated By Republican State Politicians$60,000.00
Top Individual Contributions
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Pena Jr, Aaron$57,000.00
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Pena Jr, Aaron$50,000.00
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Texas Builds Jobs & Opportunity For A Secure Future$50,000.00
Interest Group Ratings
From the non-partisan Project Vote Smart.
| Number of ratings | |
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| Abortion Issues | 7 |
| Legal Issues | 1 |
| Conservative | 21 |
| Gun Issues | 4 |
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| Government Reform | 3 |
| Environmental Issues | 11 |
| Business and Consumers | 8 |
| Social Issues | 2 |
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