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Tony Bonilla

Tony Bonilla

Full Name: Tony Bonilla

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 36-1 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (1)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Nueces

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
59th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district:
Nueces

Terms of service notes


(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information

  • Past president of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). "Corpus Christi Man Succeeds Brother as Head of LULAC," 6/22/1981. Houston Chronicle.
  • "First state representative of Mexican ancestry to be elected in Nueces County." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
  • Tony Bonilla included in 2013 roster of Nueces County attorneys, Vol. 3., p. 1795. Texas Legal Directory.

  • Photograph. Tony Bonilla, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Committee Information

Joint Committees

House Committees

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