Like all departing House members, Vela will be subject to a one-year ban on lobbying the legislative branch, though he may still provide some level of strategic guidance. Vela also did not respond to a request for comment.Īkin Gump was the second biggest federal lobbying practice in 2021, according to public Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, disclosing $53.4 million from such clients as Amazon, Gila River Indian Community, Oneida Indian Nation, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the U.S. "We do not have any comment on Congressman Filemon Vela or his plans after retirement while he is still serving in Congress," said Akin Gump spokeswoman Sarah Richmond in an email. But he would have carried it by 16 points under the new congressional map, according to Inside Elections. Biden carried the district by 4 points, according to a data analysis by Daily Kos Elections. He won his 2020 election by 13 points, down from a 20-point victory in 2018. Vela, 58, is a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee whose wife, Rose Vela, was named by President Joe Biden to serve as director of the Commission on White House Fellowships.įilemon Vela, who is in his fifth term, had been floated as a potential nominee for Biden’s Cabinet. Vela informed the House Ethics Committee in January that he would recuse himself from any matter involving Akin Gump “as a result of my negotiation or agreement regarding future employment or compensation,” according to a document filed with the committee and reported by Forbes. Gonzales rates the 34th District race Solid Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez, who represents the 15th District, is running for the seat. Congressman Vela has consistently voted to eliminate or prevent protections for the unborn including to force.
Vela, who represents Texas’ 34th District along the Mexican border, announced last year that he would not seek reelection. He confirmed the report with the Texas Tribune, according to reporter Abby Livingston. Vela’s plans were first reported in a Tweet Thursday morning by Punchbowl News editor Heather Caygle. Filemon Vela of Texas reportedly plans to resign from Congress in the coming weeks to take a post at the Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld lobbying firm.
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