Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025	88th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 12, 2021 - Jan 10, 2023	87th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021	86th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	39	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Democrat	Weslaco / Hidalgo	Hidalgo

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Armando Martinez is the nephew of late State Representative Renato Cuellar. Relatives: Renato Cuellar - uncle; Armando Martinez - nephew, House biography. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 80th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Other Resources

Armando Martinez chosen Freshman of the Year (Democrat) and John Otto chosen Freshman of the Year (Republican), 79th Legislature, "Lawmaker Named Freshman of the Year," 5/26/2005. McAllen Monitor.
Martinez, Armando Alfonso. Texas State Cemetery.
"Armando Martinez himself visited the Capitol when he was a child and his uncle [Renato Cuellar] was a state lawmaker," "Lawmaker Balances Job, Single Fatherhood," 4/1/2007. Valley Morning Star.

Photographs

Photograph. Armando Martinez, 86th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Armando Martinez, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Armando Martinez, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Armando Martinez, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
87th session composite photo of House members(House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

88th R.S. - 2023 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III (Public and Higher Education) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair)
87th R.S. - 2021 Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Transportation
86th R.S. - 2019 Aggregate Production Operations, Interim Study (Vice Chair) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair) Local and Consent Calendars Transportation
85th R.S. - 2017 Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Redistricting Transportation (Vice Chair)
84th R.S. - 2015 Emerging Issues in Texas Law Enforcement, Select Federal Environmental Regulation, Select Higher Education Higher Education Subcommittee on Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness Transportation (Vice Chair) Transportation Planning, Select
83rd R.S. - 2013 Border Wait Times Higher Education Local and Consent Calendars Transportation (Vice Chair) Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select
82nd R.S. - 2011 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles I, IV, and V (General Government, the Judiciary, and Criminal Justice and Public Safety) Partnership Advisory Commission Transportation
81st R.S. - 2009 Corrections Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Special Purpose Districts, Select Transportation Funding, Select Transportation Funding, Select, Subcommittee on Planning & Accountability
80th R.S. - 2007 Business and Industry Insurance Services for Individuals Eligible for Intermediate Care Facility Services, Select
79th R.S. - 2005 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory Business and Industry (Chair - Budget & Oversight)

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