Rep. Vilma Luna (D-Corpus Christi) has announced that she's retiring from the House at the end of the month. After serving the 33rd District since 1993, in order to spend more time with her family. From the Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
"My constituents have seen me grow from a single woman to a married woman to the mother of two wonderful boys," she said at a press conference at her legislative office on Gollihar Road. "My family has been blessed many times over, and we tried to give back ... but it is time for my family and I to have more flexibility in our lives."A Republican isn't vying for her seat, so I guess we can welcome soon-to-be-Rep. Ortiz Jr. to the party.Luna, D-Corpus Christi, was elected to the District 33 seat in 1993. Luna serves as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee and also has served on the House Calendars and Ways and Means committees.
She said the timing of her resignation was in the best interest of her constituents because it allows the election code process to be followed and for her successor to be elected in the regular November election and to serve a full term.
Solomon Ortiz Jr. will seek her post, he said in a press release soon after Luna's announcement.
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