Miguel P. Garcia (born January 19, 1951 in

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

New Mexico House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020. Composition Leadership Cu ...

representing District 14 since January 1997.

Education

Garcia earned his BA from

Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensi ...

and his MA from the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

Elections

*1996 Garcia challenged District 14 incumbent Democratic Representative Ray Sanchez in the four-way June 4, 1996 Democratic Primary, winning with 940 votes (44.8%) and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996 General election. *1998 Garcia was challenged in the June 2, 1998 Democratic Primary but won, and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 3,802 votes. *2000 Garcia was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,712 votes and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 4,491 votes (78.2%) against Republican nominee Gwen Poe. *2002 Garcia was challenged in the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,389 votes (61.3%) and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 3,819 votes (75.5%) against Republican nominee Jerry Sanchez. *2004 Garcia was unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,912 votes and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,357 votes (72.6%) against Republican nominee Clara Pena, who had lost the Republican Primary in 2002. *2006 Garcia and returning 2004 Republican challenger Pena were both unopposed for their June 6, 2006 primaries, setting up a rematch; Garica won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,631 votes (77.1%) against Pena. *2008 Garcia was challenged in the June 8, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,943 votes (75.4%); Pena was unopposed for hers, setting up their third contest; Garcia won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,713 votes (77.6%) against Pena. *2010 Garcia was challenged in the June 1, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,201 votes (69.4%); Pena was unopposed for hers, setting up their fourth contest; Garcia won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,187 votes (70.6%) against Pena. *2012 Garcia and his

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challenger Clara Pena were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012 primaries, setting up their fifth direct contest; Garcia won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,743 votes (73.2%) against Pena. * 2022 Republican candidate

Solomon Peña Solomon Pena (born April 1983) is an American politician who was the Republican nominee for the 14th district of the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2022. Pena attracted national attention when he was arrested on January 16, 2023, for al ...

challenged Garcia and lost 2,033 (26%) to 5,679 (74%) votes.Miguel Garcia
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References

External links

Official page
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