CANSECO, Francisco Raul (Quico) | US House of Representatives ...

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Francisco "Quico" Canseco is originally from Laredo, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from St. Louis University and a law degree from St. Louis University. Francisco lives with his wife, Gloria, and their three children in San Antonio, Texas, and is Catholic.

Francisco is the president and director of FMC Developers. He works at FMC Developers, where he has been since 1991. He previously worked at Texas Heritage Bancshares as chairman, served as general counsel for a bank for five years, practiced law at Escamilla and Ponek, directed a small bank conglomerate in the western suburbs of San Antonio, and operated his own law practice for five years.

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Francisco currently works as an attorney in private practice. He previously worked as of counsel at Farrimond Castillo & Bresnahan, P.C.. and held roles as of counsel at Shelton and Valadez, P.C. He also worked as associate general counsel for the Republican Party of Texas, served as director of Hondo National Bank, and was chairman of Texas Heritage Bancshares. Earlier in his career, Francisco worked as president and director of FMC Developers Inc., general counsel for Union National Bank of Texas, associate counsel at Person Whitworth Borchers, and associate attorney at Mann, Castillon, Freed, and Kazen. He also operated his own law practice and worked in finance as a bank executive.

Francisco "Quico" Canseco previously ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’s 28th Congressional District in 2004 but did not win. He again ran in the 2008 Republican primary for that seat and lost to Bexar County Commissioner Lyle Larson. He was elected to Congress representing Texas’s 23rd Congressional District in the 2010 midterm elections and served one term from 2011 to 2013. He subsequently ran for the U.S. House seat in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District in 2014 but did not win. He is currently running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’s 23rd Congressional District in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Francisco previously served as a U.S. Representative for Texas District 23. He served one term from 2011 to 2013. Canseco previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Texas District 23 in 2012 and 2014, but did not win. He also previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Texas District 21 in 2018, but did not win.

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Believes that reducing unreasonable controls on energy production is essential for making the cost of living affordable and improving the economy.

Supports making the Trump-era tax cuts permanent.

Supports cutting federal spending and regulations to reduce inflation and the cost of living.

- Supports making the Trump-era tax cuts permanent.
- Supports cutting federal spending and regulations to reduce inflation and the cost of living.

Economy

Supports increasing enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border to address cross-border violence and trafficking.

- Supports increasing enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border to address cross-border violence and trafficking.

Public Safety

Supports repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act but supports keeping protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

- Supports repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act but supports keeping protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

Healthcare

As of January 22, 2026, Francisco "Quico" Canseco’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Supports expanding oil, gas, and coal production.

Supports opening federal lands for drilling and mining.

- Supports expanding oil, gas, and coal production.
- Supports opening federal lands for drilling and mining.

Energy & the Environment

Supports requiring proof of citizenship and nationwide voter identification.

Supports limiting mail-in voting and returning to paper ballots.

- Supports requiring proof of citizenship and nationwide voter identification.
- Supports limiting mail-in voting and returning to paper ballots.

Voting & Elections

Believes in the necessity of border closures and protecting American sovereignty to prevent incursions, while advocating for common-sense solutions to address advanced technological threats.

Supports completing the border wall and making Trump-era border policies permanent.

Supports ending catch-and-release and codifying the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.

- Supports completing the border wall and making Trump-era border policies permanent.
- Supports ending catch-and-release and codifying the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Francisco currently works as an attorney in private practice. He previously worked as of counsel at Farrimond Castillo & Bresnahan, P.C., served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and held roles as of counsel at Shelton and Valadez, P.C. He also worked as associate general counsel for the Republican Party of Texas, served as director of Hondo National Bank, and was chairman of Texas Heritage Bancshares. Earlier in his career, Francisco worked as president and director of FMC Developers Inc., general counsel for Union National Bank of Texas, associate counsel at Person Whitworth Borchers, and associate attorney at Mann, Castillon, Freed, and Kazen. He also operated his own law practice and worked in finance as a bank executive.

Francisco previously served as a U.S. Representative for Texas District 23. He served one term from 2011 to 2013. Canseco previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Texas District 23 in 2012 and 2014, but did not win. He also previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Texas District 21 in 2018, but did not win. Canseco is currently running for the U.S. House to represent Texas District 23 in the 2026 election.

Supports making the Trump-era tax cuts permanent

Supports cutting federal spending and regulations to reduce inflation and the cost of living

- Supports making the Trump-era tax cuts permanent
- Supports cutting federal spending and regulations to reduce inflation and the cost of living

Supports increasing enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border to address cross-border violence and trafficking

- Supports increasing enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border to address cross-border violence and trafficking

Supports repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act but supports keeping protections for people with pre-existing conditions

- Supports repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act but supports keeping protections for people with pre-existing conditions

Supports expanding oil, gas, and coal production

Supports opening federal lands for drilling and mining

- Supports expanding oil, gas, and coal production
- Supports opening federal lands for drilling and mining

Supports requiring proof of citizenship and nationwide voter identification

Supports limiting mail-in voting and returning to paper ballots

- Supports requiring proof of citizenship and nationwide voter identification
- Supports limiting mail-in voting and returning to paper ballots

Supports completing the border wall and making Trump-era border policies permanent

Supports ending catch-and-release and codifying the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

- Supports completing the border wall and making Trump-era border policies permanent
- Supports ending catch-and-release and codifying the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Opposes Obamacare and views the Supreme Court's decision upholding it as a setback for the American people.

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