Member, Democratic Whip Team, United States House of Representatives

Representative

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 16, 2012

Member, American Heritage Rivers Congressional Caucus

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus

Member, Border Congressional Caucus

Member, Congressional Art Caucus

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition

Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Task Force on International Relations

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Members Working Group on the Americas (Inter-American Dialogue)

Member, Congressional Native American Caucus

Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional United Services Organization Caucus

Member, Democratic Caucus Task Force on Homeland Security

Vice Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Co-Chair/Founder, Friends of Spain Caucus

Member, Guard and Reserve Caucus

Member, House Army Caucus

Founder, House Diversity and Innovation Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Caucus

Member, Impact Aid Coalition

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Founder, Missing and Exploited Children Caucus

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Member, National Security Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Founder/Co-Chair, United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Member, United States-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Group

Assistant Regional Commissioner, United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

United States Border Patrol, 1969-1995

Sergeant E-5, United States Army, Vietnam, 1966-1968

Member, 21st Century Democrats

Member, American Legion

Life Member, American Veterans

Member, Association of the United States Army

Life Member, Disabled American Veterans

Member, El Paso County Democrats

Member, Unite El Paso

Member, United States-Mexico Border Issues Conference

Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Life Member, Vietnam Veterans of America

Member, Canutillo School Board, 1968-1970

Astrological Sign:

Scorpio

Favorite Movie:

A Bridge Too Far
Bond Movies
Casa Blanca

Names of Grandchildren:

Amelia and Mateo Silvestre

Number of Grandchildren:

2