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James Cargas is an American energy attorney, and was the Democratic nominee in the 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Texas' 7th Congressional District. == Early life and career == In 1988 after graduating from the University of Michigan with a double major in English and Communications, James Cargas became the Deputy Press Secretary to David Bonior, then Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 12th Congressional District. In 1992, he graduated from the American University Washington College of Law where he served as President of the Environmental Law Society and Articles' Editor of (The American University Journal of International Law and Policy ). Upon graduation, he worked first in a large law firm and later as environmental counsel to a major interstate pipeline company. He is admitted to practice law in Texas, Washington DC, Michigan and West Virginia. He left the private sector and joined the Clinton White House and the President’s Council on Sustainable Development. After leaving the White House to work on the Al Gore Presidential primary campaign in Washington DC, Iowa and Texas, Cargas rejoined the administration as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Department of Energy in the (Office of Fossil Energy ) under Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson. He also served as the Energy Department's liaison to the President's Southwest Border Task Force. He was awarded the Exceptional Service Award of the Department of Energy He permanently moved to Houston and became Deputy Director of the non-profit organization (North American Energy Standards Board ). After three years, he returned to private practice where he represented several startup companies in the energy marketing, directional drilling, and other industries. In 2008, Houston Mayor Bill White hired Cargas as the Senior Assistant City Attorney for Energy of the City of Houston responsible for advising the Mayor on all aspects of energy procurement and energy transactional matters. Today, he works for Mayor Annise Parker in the same function and also advises the City on contract, environmental, real estate and regulatory matters. Cargas is a founding member of the (Oil Patch Democrats ), a Texas-based political organization promoting "realistic energy policy" and Democratic candidates. Cargas is married to (Dr. Dorina Papageorgiou ), a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.〔http://www.intechopen.com/welcome/7700e50cf30682c9dc6dc61858bbefeb〕〔http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081121/full/news.2008.1247.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Cargas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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