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Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte, a pharmacist for more than 25 years, represents a large portion of San Antonio. She has been elected four terms in the Texas Senate, following five terms as a state representative.
A former chair of the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus, she currently chairs the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus. Senator Van de Putte is also a former president of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.
Senator Van de Putte took office as President of NCSL during the 2006 Annual Meeting in Nashville, and is the first Texan and the first Hispanic woman ever to chair the organization.
During the past two decades, Senator Van de Putte has been honored with numerous awards such as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Texas Legislative Champion Award, the United Way of San Antonio’s Children's Championship Award, the League of United Latin American Citizens' Legislative Recognition Award, the Mexican American Unity Council’s Albert Pena, Jr. Life Time Achievement Award, and the American Lung Association’s Public Policy Award.
She currently chairs the Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee in the Texas Senate, and also is a member of the Senate committees on Education, Administration, and Business and Commerce.
The senator was a Kellogg Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1993. She lives in San Antonio with her husband of 27 years, Pete, and has six children.
Capitol Office:
Senate District 26
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-0126
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