Jason Villalba
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| Texas State Representative for District 114 (Dallas County) | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Will Ford Hartnett |
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| Born |
March 26, 1971 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brooke Villalba |
| Children | Two daughters, one son |
| Residence | Richardson, Texas |
| Alma mater |
South Grand Prairie High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
South Grand Prairie High School
Baylor University
Jason Villalba (born March 26, 1971) is an attorney with the law firm Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP in his native Dallas, Texas. He also is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 114 in Dallas County.
Villalba in 2013, was the only Hispanic Republican freshman member of the Texas House. His district is affluent, largely Anglo, and spans north Dallas from Lake Highlands to Preston Hollow.
As a child, Villalba became interested in the televised speeches of U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan. According to an interview in D Magazine, Villalba saw an improvement in his own family's economic standing during the Reagan administration: "We could actually go on a vacation. Things changed for us for the better." As a result, Villalba became a Republican at an early age. Unlike many Texas Republicans, he is not a former Democrat.
A fourth-generation Texan, Villalba graduated from South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie in the Mid-Cities section of Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties. He then studied economics and finance at Baylor University in Waco and subsequently earning his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law in Austin. A corporate partner at Gardere since July 2015, Villalba represents clients in a wide array of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of public, private and middle-market companies; venture capital and private equity financing transactions; and transactions involving emerging growth and technology companies. He formerly practiced law at Haynes and Boone LLP.
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