Eric Holguin

Eric Holguin is a Rio Grande Valley native and Texas State Director for UnidosUS running for Texas House District 41. Born to a working-class Tejano family in Odom, Texas, he was raised in Sharyland where his father was a public school teacher and football coach, his mother a nurse, and he has three siblings in law enforcement including two Texas State Troopers and a U.S. Capitol Police officer. His late grandfather served as Justice of the Peace in Jim Hogg County, and his late grandmother Maria, a single mother, taught him to always stand up for those who cannot. In 2018, he nearly became the first openly gay Latino elected to Congress, losing to Republican Michael Cloud in TX-27.

Tejano from Odom, TX near Corpus Christi. Father was public school teacher and football coach; mother was nurse; three siblings in law enforcement (two Texas State Troopers, one U.S. Capitol Police officer). Late grandfather served as Justice of the Peace in Jim Hogg County. Late grandmother Maria, a single mother, taught him to stand up for those who cannot. Education was paramount - father said if they weren't going to college, they had 90 days to move out. Financed degrees through Pell Grants, federal loans, and employment.