Eddie Lucio Jr. Explained

Eddie Lucio Jr.
State Senate:Texas
State:Texas
District:27th
Term Start:January 8, 1991
Term End:January 10, 2023
Preceded:Hector Uribe
Succeeded:Morgan LaMantia
State House2:Texas
District2:39th
Term Start2:January 13, 1987
Term End2:January 8, 1991
Predecessor2:Rene Oliveira
Successor2:Rene Oliveira
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:20 January 1946
Birth Place:Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Spouse:Minnie Lucio
Children:Eddie Lucio III, Lynda Lucio, Olivia Lucio
Residence:Brownsville, Texas
Alma Mater:Pan American University
Profession:President/CEO, Rio Shelters Inc.

Eduardo Andres Lucio Jr. (born January 20, 1946)[1] is a Democratic politician who served in the Texas Senate, representing the 27th District from 1991 to 2023. Lucio also previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991.

Career

Lucio is the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. He also sits on the Committees on Natural Resources & Economic Development, Veterans Affairs & Military Installations, the Subcommittee on Border Security, and serves as Vice Chairman of Senate Education Committee. He also created and sits on the Interagency Tasks Force on Children with Special Needs.

Eddie Lucio began his public service in 1971, becoming Cameron County Treasurer and later Cameron County commissioner.

He authored legislation creating the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) and he worked for passage of a bill during the 81st legislative session that creates the University of Texas Health Science Center - South Texas to serve Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Zapata counties with a full-fledged medical school.

Lucio has worked to establish the partnership between the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College which allows UTB to become a four-year university and have access to the Permanent University Fund. Additionally, he authored the bill to create South Texas Community College.

Lucio was the only Democrat in the Texas Senate to support the 2013 legislation to restrict abortions to twenty weeks of gestation and to require abortions be performed in surgical centers. Lucio also authored legislation to require that women receiving abortions and physicians performing them take a free adoption awareness course.[2] He described himself as "pro-life" and was endorsed and supported by Democrats for Life of America, a "pro-life" or anti-abortion movement PAC.[3] [4]

During the 78th legislative session, Lucio was elected by his colleagues as Senate President Pro Tempore.

On November 3, 2021, Lucio announced that he would not be running for reelection.[5]

Personal life

Lucio is the father of Eddie Lucio III, who served in the Texas House of Representatives. His dad is Eduardo Lucio. He was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas.

Electoral history

1992

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election. 2006-12-27. 2002-09-13. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080213232650/http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml. 2008-02-13.
  2. Foxnews.com (2013-08-03) "Texas Democrat isn't giving up on abortion class" Retrieved 2013-08-21
  3. Web site: Tribune. Patrick Svitek The Texas. Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. to retire after three decades in Texas Senate. 2021-11-08. TylerPaper.com. November 6, 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Texas Abortion Ban - Democrats For Life of America. 2021-11-08. www.democratsforlife.org.
  5. https://thetexan.news/sen-eddie-lucio-jr-backtracks-on-re-election-bid-announces-retirement/ Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. Backtracks on Re-Election Bid, Announces Retirement