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Esperanza “Hope”
Andrade is Texas’
107th Secretary of State
and one of six state
officials to form the
Executive Department of
the State of Texas. She
was appointed by
Governor Rick Perry and
sworn in on July 23,
2008.
Secretary Andrade, a
successful entrepreneur
and leader in the San
Antonio business
community for more than
three decades, will
serve as Texas’ chief
elections officer, chief
international protocol
officer and the
Governor’s chief liaison
on border and Mexican
affairs. |
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Previously, Andrade
served as chair of the
Texas Transportation
Commission. Her civic
service has included
leadership roles with
the Greater San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce, San
Antonio Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, Free Trade
Alliance of San Antonio,
United Way, the San
Antonio Symphony and the
board of trustees for
her alma mater, Our Lady
of the Lakes University.
In recognition of her
service to Texas,
Secretary Andrade has
received a number of
accolades including the
San Antonio Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce’s
Lifetime Achievement
Award, the Hope for
Children Esperanza Award,
and the San Antonio
Leadership Hall of Fame
Award. Additionally she
has been named the Woman
of the Year by the
Houston Chapter of the
Women’s Transportation
Seminar, Mother of the
Year by Avance and Small
Business Advocate of the
Year by the Small
Business Administration.
Andrade resides in San
Antonio with her husband
of 40 years, Ramiro
Andrade, and has a son,
a daughter-in-law, and
two grandsons. |
