Personal
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Full Name:
Joe C. Pickett -
Gender:
Male -
Family:
Wife: Shannon; 5 Children -
Birth Date:
12/06/1956 -
Home City:
El Paso, TX
Education
- Licensed, Real Estate Broker
Political Experience
- Former City Council Member, City of El Paso
- Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 79, 1995-2019
- Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 79, 2018
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Former Chair, Budget Oversight, Committee on Land and Resource Management, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Charter Ad Hoc Committee, City of El Paso
- Former Member, Committee on Appropriations, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Vice-Chair, Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Licensing and Administrative Procedures, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, Committee on Transportation, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, Defense and Veteran Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, El Paso's Region Transportation Policy Board
- Member, Governor's Anti-Crime Commission
- Former Member, Investments & Financial Services Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- Member, Pension Board, City of El Paso
- Former Member, Redistricting Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Member, Select Committee on Individuals Eligible For Immediate Care Facilities, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
- Chair, Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Professional Experience
- Author, Chidren's Books
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Lions Club, 1991-present
- Board Member, Advisory Council for Health Sciences, University of El Paso, present
- Board Member, Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso, present
- Member, El Paso's Region Transportation Policy Board, present
- Former Member, Texas Transportation Council, present
- Board Member, Texas Young Men's Christian Associations Policy Council, present
- Former Member, Central Appraisal District Board, El Paso County
- Former Member, Committee on Border and International Affairs, Texas State House of Representatives
- Former Board Member, El Paso Crime Stoppers
- Former Chair, El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Former Director, National Board of Directors, American Metropolitan Planning Organization
Additional Information
Awards:
* Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas "Best of the House Award" for the 84th Legislative Session
* Crime Fighter of the Year 2014 by the North Tex. Crime Commission
* El Pasoan of the Year Award 2013
* Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas Law Enforcement Leadership Award 2013
* Vietnam Veterans Assoc. 2013 Texas Legislator of the Year Award
* Transportation Advocates of Texas 2013 Award, for bold & innovative leadership on behalf of transportation policy and funding in Texas
* Capitol Inside Best of the Legislature Award for 3 Legislative Sessions of 2013
* Texas Veteran's Commission Legislator of Year --Nov. 2011
* Texas Transit Association Legislator of the Year
* Texas Public Employees Association Legislator of the Year
* Texas Department of Public Safety Officers´ Association Legislator of the Year
* Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards Representative of the Year
* West Texas Poison Control Center Network's Legislator of the YearPublications:
Two Apples Two Cookies
Margo the Weird Cat
Joe C. Pickett is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 79. Pickett was first elected to the chamber in 1994. Pickett is running for re-election in 2018. The primary election took place on March 6, 2018. The general election is being held on November 6, 2018.
Pickett is a real estate broker and educator.
Pickett is a member of the Lions Club, and sits on the Board of the Advisory Council for Health Sciences at the University of El Paso, Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso National Board of Directors, American Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Texas Young Men's Christian Association's Policy Council. He previously served on the El Paso City Council.
