Andres Alcantar

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Personal Information

Alcantar received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in public administration from Texas Tech University

Alcantar is currently serving as chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, and has served as commissioner representing the public since his appointment in August 2008. He is former deputy director of the Governor's Office Division of Budget, Planning and Policy, which advises the governor on federal, state and local issues, and provides executive oversight to state boards and commissions. He is also a former advisor on workforce and health and human service issues in Governor George W. Bush's Office of Budget and Planning, and former director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Strategic Planning Division.

Alcantar received a bachelor's degree and a Master of Public Administration from Texas Tech University. Reappointed 2/15/2013.