Committees: Ways & Means · Higher Education · Local, Consent & Resolutions Calendars.
Leadership: Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus · House Democratic Policy & Steering Committee.
Vince Perez is the State Representative for Texas House District 77 — the El Paso seat at the heart of one of the largest binational metro areas in the world. In the 89th Legislature he serves on the House Ways and Means Committee — the tax-writing committee — alongside Higher Education and Local, Consent, & Resolutions Calendars. He is a Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the Democratic Policy & Steering Committee.
The 89th session
In his first session, Vince passed a UTEP Student Union expansion into law, moved a bill through the House to create a public law school for El Paso County, and joint-authored a foreign-trained doctor licensure bill that the Governor signed.
Then in August 2025, Vince was one of the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to oppose a redistricting map he later described from the floor as "an abomination." He flew to Sacramento with four colleagues to meet with Governor Gavin Newsom and federal and state leaders to make the national case. When the House returned, he delivered floor remarks against HB 4 that have been viewed millions of times — and that grounded the fight in the actual math of the map: under the proposed lines, one Hispanic Texan would carry one-third the political weight of one white Texan, and one Black Texan one-fifth.
"Partisanship is not a license to engage in racial discrimination."
Before Austin
Before joining the Legislature, Vince served two terms as El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 3 (2013–2020). In that role, he led approval of the County's $400M+ Comprehensive Mobility Plan — every project delivered on time and on budget — and voted to allocate more than $150M for primary care clinic construction across the county. He launched El Paso's first pretrial office, secured 24/7 magistrate operation, and made El Paso the first Texas county to adopt the National Center for State Courts' CourTools transparency system. In 2018, he created the County Economic Impact Fund to diversify development incentives for the Borderplex region. In 2019, he blocked a hazardous medical waste facility after exposing inaccuracies in the company's TCEQ application.
In 2016, American City & County Magazine named him National County Leader of the Year — the first Texas County Commissioner ever to receive the recognition.
Vince has also led at the regional level as Chair of the El Paso MPO Transportation Policy Board, Chair of the Central Appraisal District Board of Directors, and a member of the Texas Border Trade Advisory Committee.
Personal
A lifelong El Pasoan, Vince grew up in and still lives in Mission Valley. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Georgetown University. He shares his home with his dogs Whiskey, Lady, and Manchas.