Full Name:
Gonzalo Barrientos
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Emma; 5 Children: Joseph, Angelina, Alicia, Adelita, Veronica
Birth Date:
07/20/1941
Birth Place:
Galveston, TX
Home City:
Austin, TX
Religion:
Catholic
BA, Psychology/Spanish, University of Texas, Austin
Senator, Texas State Senate, 1985-2007
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 1975-1985
Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus, 1999-present
Experience, Communities-in-Schools Advisory Committee
Experience, Advertising/Public Relations
Trainer, Leadership Institute for Community Development, Washington District of Columbia
Community Organizer, National Urban League
Program Officer, VISTA/Peace Corps
Chair, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1994-present
Chair, Tejano Democrats State Organization, 1994-present
Board, National Communities-in-Schools
Chair/Board of Directors, Mexican American State Legislators Policy Institute, 1996