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'''Francisco "Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]) is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]].
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco
|image=Francisco-quico-canseco.jpg
|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district
|term_start=January 3, 2011
|term_end=January 3, 2013
|preceded=[[Ciro Rodriguez]]
|succeeded=Pete Gallego
|birth_date=July 30, 1949
|birth_place=[[Laredo]], Texas
|death_date =
|death_place=
|resting_place=
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|spouse=Gloria Canseco
|children=Three children
| alma_mater=St. Louis University ([[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctorate]])
}}
'''Francisco Raul Canseco''', known as '''Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]), is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]].
Canseco, meanwhile, was among eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. He finished with less than 4 percent of the ballots cast. Remaining in the May 22 runoff election are Chip Roy (27 percent), a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement, and Matt McCall (17 percent), who narrowly edged out William Negley for the other runoff slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>
Canseco, meanwhile, was among eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. He finished with less than 4 percent of the ballots cast. Remaining in the May 22 runoff election are Chip Roy (27 percent), a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement, and Matt McCall (17 percent), who narrowly edged out William Negley for the other runoff slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>
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