Henry B. Gonzalez, JD Biography |
| Title: |
Former Member of the US House of Representative (D-TX) |
| Position: |
None Found to the question "Should the US Have Attacked Iraq?" |
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No position found as of Mar. 7, 2007
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Experts
Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. |
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Member, US House of Representative (D-TX), 1961-1998
Presiding Supervisor, Hempstead, NY, 1977-1980
Texas State Senator, 1956-1961
Member, San Antonio City Council, 1953-1956
Former Chairman, House Select Committee on Assassinations
Former Member, Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
Former Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development
Former member, committee investigating the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King |
| Education: |
JD, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1943
Attended University of Texas and San Antonio College |
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Requested an investigation of the Bush administration's involvement in loans to Iraq, 1992
Worked on and supported the legislative proposals of the New Frontier and Great Society, the Equal Opportunities Act, and the Civil Rights Act, 1964
Voted against additional appropriations for the House Committee on Un-American Activities, because it received more money than other committees that produced more reports and legislation, 1963
Served seven times as a House Delegate to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Conference
First Hispanic Representative from Texas
Died Nov. 28, 2000 |
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