| 词条 | Sylvia Garcia |
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|name = Sylvia Garcia |image = Sylvia Garcia, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg |alt = Sylvia Garcia |state = Texas |district = {{ushr|TX|29|29th}} |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = Gene Green |successor = |state_senate1 = Texas |district1 = 6th |term_start1 = March 11, 2013 |term_end1 = January 3, 2019 |predecessor1 = Mario Gallegos Jr. |successor1 = Carol Alvarado |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|6}} |birth_place = Palito Blanco, Texas, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = Texas Woman's University (BA) Texas Southern University (JD) |website = {{url|sylviagarcia.house.gov|House website}} }} Sylvia R. Garcia (born September 6, 1950) is an American politician who has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 29th congressional district seat since 2019. She was elected on November 6, 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented District 6 in the Texas Senate. Early life and educationSylvia Garcia was born in Palito Blanco in west central Jim Wells County, Texas, the daughter of Rick and Antonia Rodriguez Garcia. She is the eighth of ten children.[1] Garcia attended Texas Woman's University on a scholarship. She graduated with a degree in social work. After completing her studies, she began her career as a social worker. She later received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law.[2] Early political careerCity of HoustonIn the early 1980s, Houston Mayor Kathryn Whitmire appointed Garcia as presiding judge of the Houston Municipal System.[3] She served for an unprecedented five terms under two mayors.[4] In 1998, Garcia became Houston city controller.[5] Harris CountyGarcia was elected to the Harris County Commissioner's Court in 2002. She was the first woman and first Latina elected to that post in her own right.[2] Her precinct featured a major base of operations for NASA, the nation's largest petrochemical complex, the Houston Ship Channel and the Port of Houston, the sixth largest port in the world.[5] Garcia was defeated for reelection to the Harris County Commissioner's Court in 2010 by Republican Jack Morman.[6] Texas SenateIn 2013, Garcia defeated State Representative Carol Alvarado in a special election runoff to replace the late state Senator Mario Gallegos.[7] Garcia took the oath of office for state senator on March 11, 2013.[8] She served on the Criminal Justice, Intergovernmental Relations, Natural Resources and Economic Development, and Transportation committees.[9] Garcia ran unopposed in the 2016 general election.[10] Environment Texas's Legislative Scorecard has given Garcia a lifetime rating of 96% for her voting record concerning environmental legislation. In 2017, she voted against the environment regarding bee protection. She voted in favor of the environment on issues such as green infrastructure, electric cars, fracking enforcement, tire dumping, wind energy, clean air, and pollution lawsuits.[11] U. S. House of RepresentativesElections1992While still serving as a municipal judge, Garcia ran in the Democratic primary for the newly-created 29th congressional seat in 1992. She finished third in the five-way primary–the real contest in this heavily Democratic, Latino-majority district– behind City Councilman Ben Reyes and State Senator Gene Green.[12] Green went on to win the runoff, and would hold the seat for 26 years. 2018{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 29}}Green announced his retirement in November 2017, and Garcia–who by then held the state senate seat Green once held–entered a crowded seven-way Democratic primary. The district was still a Democratic stronghold, and whoever won the primary would be an overwhelming favorite in November. Garcia got a significant boost when Green endorsed her as his successor, saying that "she's a legislator, and that's what a member of Congress should be."[13] She easily won the primary with 63 percent of the vote.[14] Her Republican opponent, Phillip Aronoff, used the sexual harassment and wrongful termination allegations against Garcia.[15] Garcia handily won the general election. She and Veronica Escobar became the first Latina congresswomen from Texas.[16][17] Committee assignments
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Accusation of Misconduct{{BLP self-published|date=January 2019|section}}Days before the 2018 election, a video was posted on YouTube, alleging that Garcia has been accused of sexual harassment and wrongful termination, over events occurring in 1995.[18] Garcia refutes the claims.[19] See also
References1. ^José Angel Gutiérrez. [https://library.uta.edu/tejanovoices/xml/CMAS_145.xml Oral History Interview with Sylvia García, 1999] 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Senator Sylvia Garcia: District 6|url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist6/dist6.htm/|publisher=Texas State Senate|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309074750/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist6/dist6.htm|archivedate=2013-03-09|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=History in the making in this year's election|url=http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/USN/TheSignal/Editorial?articleId=836|publisher=University of Houston–Clear Lake}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=TMSL Alumni|url=http://www.tsulaw.edu/alumni/legacy_archive/sylvia_garcia.html|publisher=Texas Southern University|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603114823/http://www.tsulaw.edu/alumni/legacy_archive/sylvia_garcia.html|archivedate=2012-06-03}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Texas State Directory|url=http://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=13573&office=13573|publisher=Texas State Directory}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia loses seat to political newcomer|url=http://www.khou.com/news/-Harris-County-Commissioner-Sylvia-Garcia-loses-seat-to-Republican-Jack-Morman-106593254.html|publisher=KHOU|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208150846/http://www.khou.com/news/-Harris-County-Commissioner-Sylvia-Garcia-loses-seat-to-Republican-Jack-Morman-106593254.html|archivedate=2010-12-08|df=}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Sylvia Garcia Defeats Alvarado in Senate Runoff|url=http://news92fm.com/332991/sylvia-garcia-defeats-alvarado-in-senate-runoff/|publisher=News 92 FM|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305033416/http://news92fm.com/332991/sylvia-garcia-defeats-alvarado-in-senate-runoff/|archivedate=2013-03-05|df=}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Sylvia Garcia, newest state senator, sworn in|url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas_lege/sylvia-garcia-newest-state-senator-sworn-in/|publisher=KXAN|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314103152/http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas_lege/sylvia-garcia-newest-state-senator-sworn-in|archivedate=2013-03-14|df=}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Texas Senators|url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/member.php?d=6|publisher=State of Texas}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Texas 6th District State Senate Results: Sylvia Garcia Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/texas-state-senate-district-6|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=7 January 2017}} 11. ^"2017 Texas Legislative Scorecard," Environment Texas, 2017 https://environmenttexas.org/sites/environment/files/TXE_2017_scorecard_04.pdf 12. ^[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222688 1992 congressional primary] 13. ^{{cite news|url=http://abc13.com/politics/women-spoke-senator-garcia-will-likely-win-congressional-seat/3183977/|title=Senator Garcia expected to take Congressman Gene Green's seat in Congress|last=Shay|first=Miya|publisher=KTRK-TV|date=2018-03-06}} 14. ^[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=834334 2018 congressional primary] 15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.aronoffforcongress.com/sexual_misconduct_allegations_against_sen_sylvia_garcia_full_video_release|title=Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Sen. Sylvia Garcia - Full Video Release|work=Aronoff for Congress|access-date=2018-11-20}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/03/09/veronica-escobar-election-history-first-texas-latina-us-congress/404466002/ |title=Veronica Escobar is closer to making House history in Texas |publisher=Elpasotimes.com |date= |accessdate=April 27, 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-now/veronica-escobar-on-path-to-make-latina-texas-history-after-congress-primary-victory/465-8a6dbb68-a6d8-4316-8bc4-46772b551371 |title=Veronica Escobar on path to make Latina, Texas history after Congress primary victory |publisher=khou.com |date=March 12, 2018 |accessdate=April 27, 2018}} 18. ^{{Citation|last=UrbanosBennett|title=Nora Soto Gutierrez vs. Sylvia R. Garcia|date=2018-11-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHK3dgyxCc|access-date=2018-11-20}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/13/texas-capitol-victims-sexual-harassment-must-fend-themselves/|title=At the Texas Capitol, victims of sexual harassment must fend for themselves|last=Tribune|first=The Texas|last2=Walters|first2=Alexa Ura, Morgan Smith, Jolie McCullough and Edgar|date=2017-11-14|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}} External links
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