Rafael Michael AnchÃa (born September 26, 1968) has been since 2005 a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for the Dallas-based 103rd District.
He had previously served on the board of the Dallas Independent School District.
The district is fully encompassed within Dallas County, Texas, and includes North Oak Cliff, Oak Lawn, portions of West Dallas, the Medical District, Love Field Airport, North and Arlington Parks, Irving, and Farmers Branch.
Anchia was elected to the Texas House on November 2, 2004 and sworn into office on January 11, 2005.
He is the chairman of the International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
He also sits on the Energy Resources Committee.In previous sessions, Anchia served as vice-chair of the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee and sat on the Economic Development, Elections, Financial Institutions, Land & Resource Management, Local & Consent Calendar, and Urban Affairs Committees.Anchia currently sits on the board of the interest group, Education Is Freedom.
He is a member of the governing board of the SMU Clements Center for Southwest Studies.
He is also a member of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee and is a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.