The South Texas Democrat announced last year that he wouldn’t seek reelection. He’s leaving early to take a job at a law firm.
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, attends a roundtable discussion about unaccompanied minor shelters in Brownsville on June 18, 2018.WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep.confirmed Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks, a decision that comes after he announced last year he would retire from the House.
The South Texas Democrat will leave before the end of his term to work for Akin Gump, a prominent law and lobbying firm.the news Thursday morning, and the Brownsville Democrat confirmed it to The Texas Tribune. That development will set off a unique special election to replace him. His 34th District is based in Brownsville.
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