I am a constituent of the 15th Congressional District. Reading an old obituary of Milton West, he was this district's Congressman from 1936 to 1948. He lived in Brownsville, TX.
He was succeeded by Lloyd Bentsen (1948-1955), then Joe Kilgore (1955-1965). I met a man who received his Naval Academy commission from Joe Kilgore.
Kiki De La Garza followed, and he was a Congressman for over 30 years.
Thereafter Ruben Hinojosa served for over 20 years, and now Vicenete Gonzalez is our representative.
What can we tell about this? This area of South Texas must have been considerably larger when the population was less. It apparently covered the entire Valley. Back then the Anglos controled all the politics, based on a large divesting of property which was then bought in large chunks and sold off at retail. Such is the story of America. In the 60s, the Hispanic wave crested and the locals started getting elected. Once they rose in this Majority minority area, there was no turning back.
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