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Garcia, Gus was born in 1934 in Zapata, Texas, United States.
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Gus Garcia
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Gus Garcia, American former mayor. Certified Certified Public Accountant. Recipient RECONOCIMENTO OHTLI award, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations, 1996, LULAC award, 1992, Whitney M. Young, Junior service award, Boy Scouts American Capital Area Council, 1991, businessman of the year, Texas Association Mexican American Chambers Commerce, 1984, humanitarian award, Martin Luther King Association, 1984.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1959. Postgrad, University Texas, 1961.
Career
Council member City of Austin, Texas, 1991—2000. Mayor pro-tem Austin City Council, 1996—1998. Mayor Austin, Texas, 2001—2003.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Austin Indiana School District Austin Community College Board, president Austin Indiana School District. Member, chair telecommunications infrastructure Austin City Council Committee, member audit, finance, member minority & women business enterprise, member affordable housing, member capital area metropolitan organization, member joint Austin city council, member AISD board trustees committee, member Texas municipal league legislation committee. Member Board Directors State Bar of Texas, 1986—1989.
Co-chair Hispanic Committee for Scouting. Member Community Action Net., 1992—2000, chair, 1996—1997. Member of Austin Chapter Certified Public Accountants (president 1969-1970, Certified Public Accountant of the year 1977), Texas State Society of Certified Public Accountants (director 1969-1970), Hispanic Chamber Commerce Board Directors (president 1982-1983), Board Directors State Bar Texas, Board Directors Greater Chamber Commerce, Dropout Task Force- Greater Chamber Commerce, Texas State Board Acupuncture Examiners (presiding officer 1994-1997), Capital Area Planning Council Organization.
Connections
Married Marina Gonzalez. 3 children.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient RECONOCIMENTO OHTLI award, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations, 1996, LULAC award, 1992, Whitney M. Young, Junior service award, Boy Scouts American Capital Area Council, 1991, businessman of the year, Texas Association Mexican American Chambers Commerce, 1984, humanitarian award, Martin Luther King Association, 1984.Recipient RECONOCIMENTO OHTLI award, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations, 1996, LULAC award, 1992, Whitney M. Young, Junior service award, Boy Scouts American Capital Area Council, 1991, businessman of the year, Texas Association Mexican American Chambers Commerce, 1984, humanitarian award, Martin Luther King Association, 1984.