Quico Canseco

Franciso "Quico" Canseco, a Republican, is a U.S. Representative from the 23rd Congressional district of Texas since January 2011.

2008 elections
Canseco was seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) in the 2008 congressional elections. He lost in the primary elections which took place on March 4, 2008.

2010 elections
In 2010, Canseco beat the incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriguez for the House seat.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Texas and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Texas's 23rd Congressional District
 * Canseco's FEC filings
 * Official Canseco for Congress website