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Philip Cortez

Philip Cortez

Democratic · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Texas House District 117, Texas

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Support for veterans and their families, per Texas House of Representatives official biography
  • Public school improvement, per Texas House of Representatives official biography
  • Protections for senior citizens, per Texas House of Representatives official biography
Biography

Philip Cortez is the Democratic incumbent for Texas House District 117, first elected in 2012. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2019 after 20 years of service, including a 2016 deployment to the Middle East, and previously served on the San Antonio City Council from 2007 to 2009, according to his official biography. He holds degrees from Palo Alto College, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Austin, and chairs the House Defense and Veterans' Affairs Committee.

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