Full Name:
Ruben Cortez, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sandra; 4 Children: Sofia, Ana, Julieta, Ruben
Birth Place:
South TX
Religion:
Christian
No education information on file.
Candidate, Texas House of Representatives,, District 37, 2024
Member, State Board of Education, State of Texas, District 2, 2012-2023
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 37, 2022
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 27, 2020
Secretary, Texas State Board of Education, 2015-2019
Candidate, Texas State Board of Education, District 2, 2018
No caucus information on file.
No professional experience on file.
Member, Board of Directors, Cameron County Children's Advocacy, present
Member, Board of Directors, Region One Education Service Center, present
Board Member, Cameron County Appraisal District, present
Member, Committee on School Initiatives, Texas State Board of Education, present
Member, Federal Relations Network (FRN), present
Member, Legislative Advisory Committee, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), present
Former Member, Ad Hoc Committee on the Long-Range Plan for Public Education, Texas State Board of Education
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Brownsville Independent School District
Member, Brownsville Independent School Board
Former Member, Budget Committee, Brownsville Independent School District
Former Member, Council of Urban Boards of Education
Former Member, Curriculum and Instruction Committee, Brownsville Independent School District
Former Member, Dropout Committee, Brownsville Independent School Board
Former Chair, Federal Relations Network Stipend Committee, Texas Association of School Boards
Former Member, Internal Audit Committee, Brownsville Independent School District
Member, International Christian Center (ICC)
Former Chair, Legislative Committee, Brownsville Independent School Board
Former Member, Legislative Committee, Texas Association of School Boards
Former Judge, Lifetime Achievement Award, Benjamin Mays
Former Judge, Magna Award, American School Board Journal
Former Judge, Magna Award, National School Board Association
Former Member, National Pre-K Legislative Committee, National School Boards Association (NSBA)
Former Chair, Policy Committee, Brownsville Independent School Board
Former Member, Technology Committee, Brownsville Independent School Board