Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco[1] (born July 30, 1949)[2] is an American attorney, businessman, and former U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district.

Canseco began his legal career in 1975 as an associate attorney with Mann, Castillon, Fried and Kazen in Laredo.

[7] Canseco was defeated in the Republican primary by Bexar County Commissioner and former San Antonio city councilman Lyle Larson 62% to 38%.

[14] Ciro Rodriguez filed for a rematch with Canseco in 2012,[15] but he lost the Democratic primary to State Representative Pete Gallego, 55% to 45%.

[17] On November 9, Canseco conceded to Gallego, citing the high costs and lengthy period of time required to contest the election.

Although Canseco continued to allege numerous irregularities, he had concluded that "a full investigation and recount would be expensive and time-consuming," considering that the 23rd District embraces all or parts of 29 counties.

Hurd faced freshman Democratic Representative Pete Gallego in the November 4 general election,[20] and ultimately won.

[24] He supports the extension of the Bush tax cuts and repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In 2012, Canseco delivered the Spanish language version of the Republican response to the State of the Union address.

[26] In summer 2011, Canseco was criticized after initially declining to introduce a bill allowing for a swap of land between the Federal Government and Bexar County, Texas.

The bill, which was supported by United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and sponsored by retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Senate, would expand the development of the San Antonio River to the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

[27] In October 2011, Canseco introduced the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act in the House, which mirrored Hutchison's Senate bill.