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Henry Cuellar
Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar (/ˈkweɪ.ɑːr/ KWAY-ar; born September 19, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, his district spans from the Rio Grande towards the suburbs of San Antonio.
Cuellar served in the Texas House of Representatives for 14 years, from 1987 to 2001, and briefly served as the Texas secretary of state in 2001, making him, as of 2025, the most recent Democrat to have held a statewide office in Texas.
Cuellar was first elected to Congress in 2004, after defeating incumbent Ciro Rodriguez in a primary challenge. He is considered a centrist or conservative Democrat within the House Democratic Caucus. He has since been comfortably reelected in every general election while surviving a number of competitive primary races, most notably in 2020 and 2022.
In early May 2024, Cuellar was indicted on money laundering, bribery and conspiracy charges by a federal grand jury in Houston, Texas. He is alleged to have accepted nearly $600,000 from Azerbaijan and a Mexican commercial bank in order to influence U.S. policy. His criminal trial is scheduled to start in April 2026.
Cuellar was born in Laredo, Texas.[citation needed] Both of his parents were Mexican-American. His father, Martin Siller Cuellar Sr. (1926–2019), was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States. His mother, former Odilia Perez (1928–2015), was a native of Zapata, Texas.
Cuellar graduated in 1973 from J. W. Nixon High School. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Laredo Community College, then known as Laredo Junior College.[citation needed] He then attended the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in foreign service. He also earned a Master of Arts (MA) in international trade from Texas A&M International University, a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Texas School of Law, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
As of 2023, he was finishing a master's in defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College, graduating in 2025.
In 1981, Cuellar opened his own law firm in Laredo and became a licensed customs broker in 1983.[citation needed] From 1984 to 1986, he taught at Texas A&M International University as an adjunct professor of international commercial law.[citation needed]
Henry Cuellar
Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar (/ˈkweɪ.ɑːr/ KWAY-ar; born September 19, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 28th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, his district spans from the Rio Grande towards the suburbs of San Antonio.
Cuellar served in the Texas House of Representatives for 14 years, from 1987 to 2001, and briefly served as the Texas secretary of state in 2001, making him, as of 2025, the most recent Democrat to have held a statewide office in Texas.
Cuellar was first elected to Congress in 2004, after defeating incumbent Ciro Rodriguez in a primary challenge. He is considered a centrist or conservative Democrat within the House Democratic Caucus. He has since been comfortably reelected in every general election while surviving a number of competitive primary races, most notably in 2020 and 2022.
In early May 2024, Cuellar was indicted on money laundering, bribery and conspiracy charges by a federal grand jury in Houston, Texas. He is alleged to have accepted nearly $600,000 from Azerbaijan and a Mexican commercial bank in order to influence U.S. policy. His criminal trial is scheduled to start in April 2026.
Cuellar was born in Laredo, Texas.[citation needed] Both of his parents were Mexican-American. His father, Martin Siller Cuellar Sr. (1926–2019), was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States. His mother, former Odilia Perez (1928–2015), was a native of Zapata, Texas.
Cuellar graduated in 1973 from J. W. Nixon High School. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Laredo Community College, then known as Laredo Junior College.[citation needed] He then attended the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in foreign service. He also earned a Master of Arts (MA) in international trade from Texas A&M International University, a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Texas School of Law, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
As of 2023, he was finishing a master's in defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College, graduating in 2025.
In 1981, Cuellar opened his own law firm in Laredo and became a licensed customs broker in 1983.[citation needed] From 1984 to 1986, he taught at Texas A&M International University as an adjunct professor of international commercial law.[citation needed]
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