Richard Peña Raymond | |
Office: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 24, 2001 |
Predecessor: | Henry Cuellar |
Constituency: | 42nd district |
Term Start1: | January 12, 1993 |
Term End1: | January 12, 1999 |
Predecessor1: | Ernestine Glossbrenner |
Successor1: | Ignacio Salinas Jr. |
Constituency1: | 44th district |
Birth Name: | Richard Edward Raymond |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1960 |
Birth Place: | Alice, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
Relatives: | Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
Signature: | Richard Peña Raymond Signature.png |
Richard Pena Raymond (born October 27, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes the city of Laredo. He is a member of the State Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He is the longest-serving Hispanic Latino State Representative in the United States, currently in office.
Raymond endorsed David Cook for Texas House Speaker on January 14, 2025.[1]