Sylvia Garcia

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Sylvia Garcia (2019)

Sylvia R. Garcia (born September 6, 1950 in Palito Blanco , Texas , United States ) is an American politician . As a member of the Democratic Party , she has held the 29th seat of the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives since January 3, 2019 . She was elected to this office on November 6, 2018 and was sworn in on January 3, 2019.

Life

Sylvia Garcia was born on September 6, 1950 in Palito Blanco in the western center of Jim Wells County , Texas, to Rick and Antonia Rodriguez Garcia. She is the eighth of ten children.

Garcia graduated from Texas Woman's University on a scholarship , graduated with a degree in social work , and then worked as a social worker. She later received a Juris Doctor from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University .

Political career

Houston

In the early 1980s, then-mayor of Houston , Kathy Whitmire , appointed Sylvia Garcia as the court president of the city of Houston. In this function she remained under two mayors for five legislative terms. In 1998 Garcia became a Houston auditor .

Harris County

Garcia was elected to the Harris County Commission in 2002 . She was the first woman and the first Latino to hold this post. Her area of ​​responsibility included important NASA locations , the Houston Ship Channel and the Port of Houston , the sixth largest port in the world. In the 2010 election she was defeated by Republican Jack Morman.

Texas Senate

2013 Garcia defeated Senator Carol Alvarado in the runoff of the election , replacing Mario Gallegos Jr. in the Texas Senate . As of March 11, 2013, she was a member of the Texas Senate.

Her areas of practice have been criminal justice , intergovernmental relations , natural resources and economic development, and transport . She won the 2016 election with no opponents.

United States House of Representatives

During her tenure as district judge Garcia stepped in 1992 in the Democratic primary for the newly established 29th seat of the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives . It was third in the primary, behind Ben Reyes and Gene Green . Green won the election and held the 29th seat for Texas for the next 26 years. He did not run in the 2018 election.

Sylvia Garcia won the Democratic primary election on March 6, 2018 for the 29th seat of the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives with 63.3 percent of the vote, ahead of Muhammad Tahir Javed, who got 20.7 percent. Third place went to Roel Garcia with 6.6 percent.

She won the election for the 16th seat of the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 against Phillip Arnold Aronoff of the Republican Party with 75.1 percent of the vote. Third place went to Cullen Burns from the Libertarian Party with one percent of the vote.

She works in the following congress areas:

Garcia is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus .

Web links

Commons : Sylvia Garcia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Sylvia Garcia in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ José Angel Gutiérrez, Karen McGee, José Angel Gutiérrez: Oral History Interview with Sylvia García, 1999. (XML) Sylvia García. In: library.uta.edu. University of Texas at Arlington , July 22, 1997, p. 9 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b Sylvia R. Garcia: Senator Sylvia R. Garcia. District 6. In: senate.state.tx.us. Texas Senate , p. 3 , archived from the original April 1, 2013 ; accessed on April 17, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ Sylvia R. Garcia: TMSL Alumni> A Legacy of Excellence. Sylvia R. Garcia. In: tsulaw.edu. Thurgood Marshall School of Law , p. 1 , archived from the original on June 3, 2012 ; accessed on April 17, 2019 (English).
  4. ↑ Texas Senate : Sylvia R. Garcia (D). (XML) General Information. In: txdirectory.com. Texas Senate, Jan. 18, 2010, p. 3 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
  5. ↑ khou.com staff: Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia loses seat to political newcomer. HOUSTON - A major upset took place Tuesday night in Precinct 2 as Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia lost her seat to political newcomer Jack Morman. In: khou.com. KHOU-TV , November 3, 2010, p. 2 , archived from the original on December 8, 2010 ; accessed on April 17, 2019 (English).
  6. ↑ Brandon De Hoyos: Sylvia Garcia Defeats Alvarado in Senate Runoff. Former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia has been elected to the State Senate seat once held by the late Sen. Mario Gallegos, D-Houston. In: news92fm.com. WordPress , March 2, 2013, p. 7 , archived from the original on March 5, 2013 ; accessed on April 17, 2019 (English).
  7. ↑ LIN Television of Texas : Sylvia Garcia, newest state senator, sworn in. Replaces the late Sen. Mario Gallegos. In: kxan.com. LIN Television of Texas March 11, 2013, p. 2 , archived from the original March 14, 2013 ; accessed on April 17, 2019 (English).
  8. ^ The New York Times : Texas 6th District State Senate Results: Sylvia Garcia Wins. State Senator Sylvia Garcia won the uncontested 6th District State Senate race in Texas. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, August 1, 2017, p. 3 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Our Campaigns : TX District 29 - D Primary. RACE DETAILS. In: ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns, p. 2 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Ballotpedia : Texas' 29th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary). Elections in Texas, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 14 , accessed April 17, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Ballotpedia : Texas' 29th Congressional District election, in 2018. Elections in Texas, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 13 , accessed on April 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Garcia, Sylvia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garcia, Sylvia R. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Palito Blanco , Texas , United States