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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 Note 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources 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. Michael "Mike" Villarreal, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Mike Villarreal, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives 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 (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board. 84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 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 & Higher Education)   Public School Finance System, Interim   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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