Art Fierro
{{short description|American politician from Texas}}
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| district = 79th
| term_start = February 12, 2019
| term_end =January 10, 2023
| predecessor = Joe Pickett
| successor=Claudia Ordaz Perez
| birth_name = Peter Arthur Fierro
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| spouse = Annabelle Perez
| party = Democratic
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| residence = El Paso, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater = El Paso Community College
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Peter Arthur "Art" Fierro (born December 20, 1961) is a Texas Democratic politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives for district 79.
Personal life
Fierro's hometown is El Paso, Texas. Fierro has attended El Paso Community College and University of Texas at El Paso. His wife is Annabelle Perez, who is a District Court Judge, have one daughter Julianna. He works as a public relations consultant.{{cite web |title=Elected Officials Directory: Texas Representative Art Fierro |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/art-fierro/ |website=The Texas Tribune |access-date=24 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Rep. Arthur "Art" Fierro - Texas State Directory Online |url=https://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=63032&office=16800 |website=www.txdirectory.com |access-date=24 December 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=79 |access-date=24 December 2019|title=Biography|website=Texas House of Representatives}}
Political career
Fierro served on the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees between 2006 and 2019. Fierro also served in the Texas House of Representatives from the 79th district from 2019 to 2023. He assumed office on February 12, 2019. Fierro is affiliated with the Democratic Party.{{cite web |title=Legislative Reference Library {{!}} Legislators and Leaders {{!}} Member profile |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5852&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=79~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee= |website=lrl.texas.gov |access-date=24 December 2019}} Following redistricting in 2020, Fierro lost the 2022 Democratic primary for Texas's 79th House of Representatives district to fellow Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez.Texas's 79th House of Representatives district
During the 2022 general election, Fierro won a seat El Paso's City Council, taking office on January 3, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.elpasotexas.gov/government/district-6/ | title=District 6 }}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from El Paso, Texas