+ − Contact Information
Phone: (512) 463-0614
Fax: (512) 463-0612
Office Address:
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
+ − Biography
State Representative Ana Hernandez was elected in a special election in December 2005 to represent District 143 in the Texas House of Representatives. District 143 covers part of Houston, Channelview and the cities of Galena Park and Jacinto City. She serves on the House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence and on the House Committee on County Affairs. She is currently serving her fourth full term.
Ana was born in Reynosa, Mexico and raised in Pasadena, Texas. She comes from a very close-knit and hardworking family, and is the younger of two daughters. She enjoys spending time with her toddler son, Gregory Eli.
Ana graduated from Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena when she was 16 years old, and received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Houston. During her undergraduate studies, Ana participated in a Peace Corps internship program in South Africa where she worked with local community leaders as they rebuilt their educational system post-apartheid. She went on to receive her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law in May of 2004.
In addition to representing District 143 in the Texas House of Representatives, she also practices law at Carrigan, McCloskey & Roberson, L.L.P. Ana believes in serving her community and has volunteered and served on the boards of various professional, civic and charitable organizations.
She has received numerous awards and recognitions including the "2011 Arrival Award" presented by the University of Houston Law School, the Texas Association of Bilingual Educator´s "Community Advocacy Award", and honored as a champion for women´s health by both Planned Parenthood and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Additionally, Ana has been included in Hispanic Business magazine´s "Most Influential List" and named as one of "20 Latino Democrats to Watch" by the Houston Chronicle.