USAU.S. HouseDemocratic PartyTexas · Texas House of Representatives District 79Member of the Texas House of Representatives
Claudia Ordaz
Profile
Claudia Ordaz is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 79th District. Before her election to the state legislature, she served on the El Paso City Council, where she became the youngest elected official in the city's history and held the position of Mayor pro tempore. Her professional background includes roles as a press secretary for the U.S. House of Representatives and a communications director for the Texas Senate. Ordaz is a strong advocate for public education funding, the expansion of Medicaid to support low-income adults, and the implementation of progressive parental leave policies for public employees.
Details
- Born
- January 13, 1986 · 40 years old
- Birth place
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Education
- Montwood High School, University of Texas at El Paso, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin
- Career
- Press secretary for the United States House of Representatives, communications director for the Texas Senate, El Paso City Council member
