Mike Villarreal

Full Name: Michael U. "Mike" Villarreal

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	123	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Elected but never sworn	84th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	123	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	115	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 13, 2003	77th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	115	Feb 17, 2000 - Jan 9, 2001	76th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar

(1) 84th Legislature - Villarreal elected, but never sworn. Declined to qualify. Running for mayor of San Antonio. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) Diego Bernal, in special election 1/6/2015, runoff 2/17/2015, sworn 3/3/2015, succeeded Mike Villarreal, declined to qualify 11/6/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(3) Proclamation, 1/23/2015, ordering special runoff election on 2/17/2015 in House District 123 to serve remainder of term of Mike Villarreal. Governor Greg Abbott.
(4) Proclamation, 12/15/2014, ordering special election in House District 123 on 1/6/2015 to serve term of Mike Villarreal. Governor Rick Perry.
(5) 83rd Legislature - Member not returning; elected to the 84th Legislature, but will decline to qualify. Declination letter, 11/6/2014. Office of the Governor.
(6) In Senate, Leticia R. Van de Putte, in special election 11/2/1999, sworn 11/10/1999, succeeded Gregory Luna, resigned 9/24/1999. In House, Michael Villarreal, in special election 2/12/2000, sworn 2/17/2000, succeeded Leticia R. Van de Putte, sworn as senator 11/10/1999. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Van de Putte did not resign House seat; it became vacant 11/10/1999 when she was sworn into Senate. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 123
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 84th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 81st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 123
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 115
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 13, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 115
Feb 17, 2000 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Hispanic Journal, 2000 Legislative Guide, 2000.
Biographical sketch, 78th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Photographs

Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Michael "Mike" Villarreal, 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

76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

83rd R.S. - 2013 Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight Investments and Financial Services (Chair) Public Education
82nd R.S. - 2011 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III (Public and Higher Education) Public School Finance System Redistricting (Vice Chair) Texas Response to Federal Sequestration, Interim (Vice Chair) Ways and Means
81st R.S. - 2009 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Fiscal Stability, Select Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments, Select Redistricting (Vice Chair) Ways and Means
80th R.S. - 2007 Local Government Ways and Means Pensions and Investments (Vice Chair)
79th R.S. - 2005 State Affairs Ways and Means (Vice Chair)
78th R.S. - 2003 Human Services Public School Finance, Select Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Alternative Delivery Methods Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Completion and Dropout Rates Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Incentives/Accountability Redistricting (Vice Chair) Redistricting Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Three (Vice Chair) State Affairs
77th R.S. - 2001 Human Services Public Safety
76th R.S. - 1999 Criminal Jurisprudence Economic Development

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