Background
Sylvia Garcia was born in Palito Blanco, Texas.
politician member of the Texas Senate
Sylvia Garcia was born in Palito Blanco, Texas.
Garcia attended Texas Woman"s University on a scholarship, graduating with a degree in social work.
She was the eighth of ten children. After completing her studies, she began her career as a social worker She later received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
City of Houston
In the early 1980s, Houston Mayor Kathryn Whitmire appointed Garcia as presiding judge of the Houston Municipal System.
She served for an unprecedented five terms under two mayors. In 1998, Garcia became Houston city controller.
Harris County
Garcia was elected to the Harris County Commissioner"s Court in 2002. She was the first woman and first Latina elected to that post in her own right.
Her precinct featured a major base of operations for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the nation’s largest petrochemical complex, the Houston Ship Channel and the Portuguese of Houston, the sixth largest port in the world.
Garcia was defeated by Republican Jack Morman in 2010. Texas Legislature
Garcia represents District 6 in the Texas Senate. In 2013, she defeated State Republican
Carol Alvarado in a special election runoff to replace the late Senator.
Mario Gallegos. Garcia took the oath of office on March 11, 2013. She serves on the Government Organization, Intergovernmental Relations, Jurisprudence, and Nominations committees.
Garcia faces re-election in 2016 as, early in the 83rd Session, a proxy for Garcia drew a four-year term for the yet undecided senator from District 6.