Lina Ortega's Biography
- State House (TX) - District 77, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Room E2.204
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
310 North Mesa, Suite 424
El Paso, TX 79901
Full Name:
Evelina 'Lina' Ortega
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband; 2 Children
Birth Date:
08/18/1955
Birth Place:
El Paso
Home City:
El Paso, TX
Attended, University of Texas at El Paso
BA, Government/Economics, University of Texas at Austin
JD, Law, University of Texas at Austin
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 77, 2017-present
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 77, 2022
Member, Appropriations Committee
Former Member, Economic and Small Business Development Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Administration Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Health Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Small Business, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Assistant Federal Public Defender, City of El Paso
Former Assistant Attorney General, Law Enforcement Division, State of Texas
Former Member, Board of Directors, Family Services of El Paso
Former Chair, Border Relations Committee City of El Paso
Former Member, El Paso County Ethics Commission
Former President, El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association
Former Member, El Paso Housing Finance Corporation
Former Chair, Mayors Environmental Task Force
Member, Texas State Board of Disciplinary Appeals
Former President, Women's Bar Association
Awards:
Texas Super Lawyer: 2009, 2010, 2014
The Best Lawyers in America -- 2007 to present
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers