Laura Garza is an American socialist politician, a garment worker and a member of UNITE HERE Local 187. Garza ran twice for public office in Florida; 1993 for

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, and 1994 for United States House of Representatives in Florida's 21st congressional district. Both efforts were unsuccessful. Garza ran as the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) candidate for Vice President in

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. She and running mate James Harris received 8,463 votes. Garza has been an unsuccessful candidate for Boston City Council three times;

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and

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as an

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candidate, and

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as a candidate for the District 1 seat. Garza was the

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SWP candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes Cambridge, Chelsea,

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and about three quarters of Boston. She was the sole challenger to Democratic incumbent Mike Capuano, to whom she lost, receiving 12,390 votes, 9% of the total.

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