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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Texas BUSTAMANTE, Albert Garza(1935—)BUSTAMANTE, Albert Garza, a Representative from Texas; born in Asherton, Dimmit County, Tex., April 8, 1935; graduated from Asherton High School, Asherton, Tex., 1954; paratrooper, United States Army, 1954-1956; studied a liberal arts course at San Antonio College, 1956-1958; B.A., Sul Ross State College, Alpine, Tex., 1961; educator; coach; assistant to Congressman Henry Gonzalez, 1968-1971; member of the Bexar County Commission 1973-1978; Bexar County judge 1979-1985; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 1993); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; is a resident of San Antonio, Tex. “Albert G. Bustamante” in Hispanics in Congress, 1822-1995 . Prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by Carmen E. Enciso and Tracy North, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1995. De La Garza, Rodolfo O., and Louis Desipio, eds. Ethnic Ironies: Latino Politics in the 1992 Elections . Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1996. Rodriguez, David. Latino National Political Coalitions: Struggles and Challenges . New York: Garland Publishing, 2000. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present |
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