Congressman Francisco "Quico" Canseco is a staunch advocate of limited government and free markets. First elected to Congress in 2010, he has quickly established himself as an active member of the House Financial Services Committee, where he sits on the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Prior to beginning his service in Congress, Congressman Canseco worked in real estate, banking and law. After graduating from St. Louis University Law School, Quico worked as both in-house and outside counsel for Union National Bank in Texas. When Hondo National Bank, a community bank in Hondo, TX, was failing in 1995, he stepped in to recapitalize the bank. Quico took Hondo National Bank from being a failing bank with $8 Million in assets and one location to an institution with over $180 Million and four branches today.
During his time with Hondo National Bank, Quico served as Board President and counsel until his election to Congress. In addition to his work with Union National Bank and Hondo National Bank, Quico - along with his 7 brothers and sisters – started a small real estate development business that has spent nearly 20 years building small, medium and large retail centers from Texas to Pennsylvania to Mexico. Quico knows what it takes to create jobs and meet a payroll.
His work in the financial services industry and as a small business owner has given him a unique perspective on job creation and the economy in the freshman class of the 112th Congress. Born and raised in Laredo, TX.
Quico is a first generation American as his parents were immigrants to the United States from Mexico. Quico comes from a family that knows firsthand about the promise of the American Dream, and that is why he is fighting in Congress to ensure that we preserve it for future generations of Americans.
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