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ORTIZ, Solomon Porfirio

(1938—)


ORTIZ, Solomon Porfirio, a Representative from Texas; born in Robstown, Nueces County, Tex., June 3, 1938; attended Robstown High School, Robstown, Tex.; attended Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1965-1967; United States Army, 1960-1962; insurance agent; Nueces County, Tex., constable, 1965-1968; Nueces County, Tex., commissioner, 1969-1976; Nueces County, Tex., sheriff, 1976-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present).


Ortiz, Solomon P. “America’s Third World: Colonias.” State Government News 32 (January 1989): 20-22.

”Solomon P. Ortiz” in Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995 . Prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by Carmen E. Enciso and Tracy North, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1995.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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