Jose Borjon

Senior Policy Advisor

Areas of Focus

Jose Borjon

Senior Policy Advisor

jborjon@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Practice includes a broad portfolio, including trade, energy, financial services and other issue areas.
  • Assists clients with shaping narratives, branding and crisis management.
  • Experienced Capitol Hill veteran, most recently serving as chief of staff to Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX).
  • Served in senior strategy, communications and media relations roles for members in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

With 12 years of experience on Capitol Hill, Jose has established a reputation for effective problem solving. Jose assists clients with political strategy and messaging, crisis management and communication concerning sensitive issues.

Prior to Akin Gump, Jose worked closely with Democratic members in the Texas delegation and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, working on issues related to U.S.-Latin America relations, homeland security, trade, telecommunications, immigration, transportation and infrastructure, energy, armed services and agriculture, among others. Most recently, Jose served as chief of staff to Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), the chair of the Oil and Gas Caucus and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, assisting with policy, media relations and political strategy and managing day-to-day operations and staff both in Washington, D.C. and Texas. Prior to that, he served as senior adviser for Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX); communications director for former Rep. Pete Gallego (D-TX); director of media relations, strategy and communications for former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX); press secretary for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX); and communications director for former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX).

Through his work on behalf of House members, Jose engaged with a number of caucuses, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, House Democratic Caucus, Problem Solvers Caucus, New Democrat Coalition, Blue Dog Coalition, Oil & Gas Caucus and the Border Caucus, among others.

Jose also worked in the private sector as a senior associate at Comunicad, a public relations firm that works with Fortune 500 companies; as a marketing and communications coordinator at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and as a reporter with The Brownsville Herald, Valley Morning Star and McAllen Monitor, focusing on the political, and crime and court, beats.

While in college, Jose was editor-in-chief of The Collegian and taught English as a second language in China.

Languages
  • Spanish

  • Mandarin

Education
  • B.A., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2008

Affiliations and Public Service
  • Chief of staff, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) (2017-2021).
  • Senior adviser, Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX) (2014-2017).
  • Communications director, former Rep. Pete Gallego (D-TX) (2013-2015).
  • Director of media relations, strategy and communications, former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) (2011-2013).
  • Press secretary, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) (2011).
  • Communications director, former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) (2009-2011).
  • Former member, Congressional Hispanic Staff Association.
  • Former member, National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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