Daniela Garcia (born May 20, 1979) is a former
Republican
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member of the
Michigan House of Representatives.
Garcia is a native of
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River (formerly known locally as the Black Ri ...
. Her father, Frank Garcia, was for a time superintendent of Holland Public Schools, and her mother, Yolanda Lopez Garcia, worked as a teacher in Holland Public Schools.
Education
Garcia earned a bachelor's degree from
University of Michigan
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. Garcia earned a master's degree in education policy and administration from Catholic University.
Career
Garcia started her career as a policy advisor to
Peter Hoekstra
Cornelis Piet "Pete" Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from January 10, 2018, to January 17, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously serv ...
, a congressman. Garcia worked on the development of health care policy and educational policy.
On November 4, 2014, Garcia won the election and became a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives for
District 90. Garcia defeated James Haspas with 78.31% of the votes. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Garcia won the election and continued serving District 90. Garcia defeated Mary M. Yedinak with 72.86% of the votes.
At the start of 2015 the
Detroiter Magazine named her one of six Michigan legislators to watch.
In the August 2018 Michigan primary election, Garcia did not seek for another term in Michigan House of Representatives. Garcia seek for a seat in the Michigan state senate for district 30 unsuccessfully. Garcia had 26.27% of the votes and she was defeated by Roger Victory, Joe Haveman, and Rett DeBoer.
In January 2019, Garcia was appointed as the Director of Outreach in the
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departmen ...
's Office of Communications and Outreach.
See also
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2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Mich ...
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2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primar ...
References
External links
VoteDanielaGarcia.comDaniela Garcia at ballotpedia.orgDetroiter Magazine legislators to watchHolland Sentinel article on Garciahollandsentinel.com2019 detroitnes.com
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1980 births
Living people
University of Michigan alumni
People from Holland, Michigan
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
American politicians of Mexican descent