Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office November 10, 1999 – March 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Luna |
| Succeeded by | Jose Menendez |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 115th district | |
| In office January 8, 1991 – November 9, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Orlando Luis Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Mike Villarreal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leticia Rosa Magdalena Aguilar San Miguel December 6, 1954 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Pete Van de Putte |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of Houston University of Texas, Austin (BS) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Leticia Rosa Magdalena Aguilar Van de Putte (née San Miguel; born December 6, 1954) is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas. She represented the 26th District in the Texas Senate from 1999–2015. From 1991 to 1999, Van de Putte was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor but lost the general election, 58-39 percent, to her Republican senatorial colleague, Dan Patrick of Houston. Following that defeat, she then resigned from the Texas Senate to run for mayor of San Antonio, which she narrowly lost to Ivy Taylor, 52-48 percent.