Full Name:
Joe Straus
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Julie; 2 Children: Sara, Robyn
Birth Date:
09/01/1959
Home City:
San Antonio, TX
BA, Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Member, Management Committee, Bexar County Republican Party, present
Precinct Chairman, Terrell Hills, present
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 121, 2005-2019
Speaker, Texas State House of Representatives, 2008-2019
Won Special Election, Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, February 2005
Campaign Manager, United States Representative Lamar Smith, 1986
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures' Leadership Institute, 2006
Principal, Watson, Mazur, Bennett & Straus, Limited Liability Company, present
Former Assistant to the Commissioner of Customs, United States Department of Commerce
Deputy Director of Business Liaison, United States Department of Commerce, 1989-1991
Member, Advisory Board, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, present
Member, Advisory Board, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, present
Member, Advisory Board, Southwest School of Art and Craft, present
Member, Board of Directors, San Antonio Zoological Society, present
Member, Board of Directors, Texas Nature Conservancy, present
Member, Board of Directors, Winston School, present
Member, National Financial Partners, present
Member, TexPool Advisory Board, 2000-2004