Carlos Garcia is a former

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. Garcia was elected to the

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in 1997 and served as the

in 1999 and 2004 until being voted out in 2007. He's served as a delegate to the

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, an alternate director of the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority, and director of the Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority. Prior to his run on the council, he served on the Pico Rivera Planning Commission. Garcia is president and CEO of EndPak Packaging in Pico Rivera, which he founded with his brother Edgar. It was ranked 77th by Print Packaging magazine and recognized by

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as one of the top 100 Hispanic-owned and operated businesses in the country. He has three children and two grandchildren.http://www.ci.pico-rivera.ca.us/government/citycouncil/councilbio/Carlos%20Garcia.pdf

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