Preceded by Hector Uribe Name Eddie Jr. Political party Democratic Spouse Minnie Lucio | Residence Brownsville, Texas Party Democratic Party Religion Roman Catholic Children Eddie Lucio III | |
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Born January 20, 1946 (age 78)
Brownsville, Texas, USA ( 1946-01-20 ) Alma mater Pan American University Profession President/CEO, Rio Shelters Inc. Education University of Texas–Pan American | ||
Special Needs Listening Session with Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. hosted by Driscoll Health Plan
Eduardo Andres “Eddie” Lucio Jr. (born 20 January 1946) is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate, having represented the 27th District since 1991.
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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.
During the 78th legislative session, Lucio was elected by his colleagues as Senate President Pro Tempore.
Personal life
Lucio is the father of Eddie Lucio, III, who serves in the Texas House of Representatives.
Election history
Senate election history of Lucio.