Charles A. Gonzalez is currently in his fifth term in the United States Congress as the Representative from the 20th Congressional District of Texas.

Congressman Gonzalez is a member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Currently a Senior Democratic Whip, Congressman Gonzalez has served as a Texas Regional Whip for the Democratic Caucus and as Chair of the Hispanic Caucus Civil Rights Task Force since 1999.

Congressman Gonzalez is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he serves on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. He also serves on the House Committee on Small Business, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare, and Trade, and concurrently serves on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. And finally, Gonzalez serves on the Committee on House Administration, where he was Chairman of a special task force investigating the contested 2006 election in Florida's 13th Congressional District.

Congressman Gonzalez previously served on the Select Committee on Homeland Security and the House Financial Services Committee.

Congressman Gonzalez is also a Member of several Congressional Task Forces and Caucuses including: Education, Financial Services, Business and Economic Development, and Telecommunications; and the 21st Century Health Care Caucus, the Homeland Security Caucus, the Port Security Caucus, the Air Force Caucus, the Infrastructure and Transportation Caucus, and the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus.

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