Delia Garcia (born May 13, 1977) is an American official who formerly served as the
Kansas Secretary of Labor. Garcia previously served as a
Democratic member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 103rd district. She served from 2005 to 2011, and was a member of the Kansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus.
Career
Garcia, who has a Bachelor's degree from
Wichita State University
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...
and a Master's in political science from
St. Mary's University, Texas
St. Mary's University is a private Roman Catholic university in San Antonio, Texas. Founded by the Society of Mary (Marianists) in 1852, St. Mary's is the oldest Catholic university in Texas and the American Southwest.
With a student populati ...
, worked as a professor at
Butler Community College
Butler Community College (BCC) is a public community college in El Dorado, Kansas.
Campus
There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Council Grove, Marion, McConnell, Rose Hill, and a number of distance-learning ...
, as well as an assistant manager at Connie's Mexico Cafe.
In 2010, rather than run for re-election herself, she helped longtime ally
Ponka-We Victors
Ponka-We Victors (born July 7, 1981, in Ponca and Tohono O'odham) is a community support worker from Wichita, Kansas, who has been a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 103, since 2011. She is one of ...
file as the sole candidate in the Democratic
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
. (No Republican had bothered to run in the 103rd district since 1998.) Victors has held the seat ever since.
Committee membership
* Commerce and Labor
* Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
* Local Government (Ranking Member)
* Elections
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Garcia's 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money – 2008 Campaign Contributions
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# Kansans for Lifesaving Cures: $750
# Garcia, Delia: $725
# Ruffin, Phil: $600
# The Kansas Realtor PAC: $500
# Comejo, Ronald J: $500
References
External links
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge – Legislative and voting track record
* Campaign contributions
200420062008
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Living people
St. Mary's University, Texas alumni
Wichita State University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Kansas
Butler Community College
1977 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
State cabinet secretaries of Kansas