Delia Garcia Explained

Delia Garcia
Office:Kansas Secretary of Labor
Governor:Laura Kelly
Term Start:January 14, 2019
Term End:June 22, 2020
Predecessor:Lana Gordon
Successor:Ryan Wright (acting)
State House1:Kansas
District1:103rd
Term Start1:January 10, 2005
Term End1:January 10, 2011
Predecessor1:Thomas Klein
Successor1:Ponka-We Victors
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:13 May 1977
Birth Place:Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Education:Wichita State University (BA)
St. Mary's University (MA)

Delia Garcia (born May 13, 1977) is an American official who formerly served as the Kansas Secretary of Labor. Garcia previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district.[1] She served from 2005 to 2011, and was a member of the Kansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus.

Career

Garcia, who has a Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University and a Master's in political science from St. Mary's University, Texas, worked as a professor at Butler Community College, as well as an assistant manager at Connie's Mexico Cafe.[2]

In 2010, rather than run for re-election herself, she helped longtime ally Ponka-We Victors file as the sole candidate in the Democratic primary election. (No Republican had bothered to run in the 103rd district since 1998.)[3] Victors has held the seat ever since.

Committee membership

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Garcia's 2008 campaign:[4]

  1. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures: $750
  2. Garcia, Delia: $725
  3. Ruffin, Phil: $600
  4. The Kansas Realtor PAC: $500
  5. Comejo, Ronald J: $500

References

  1. Web site: Kansas Legislators Past and Present-Delia Garcia . 2013-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205327/http://www.kslib.info/government-information/legislative-information/kansas-legislators-past-and-present/gaar-to-girard.html . 2014-01-04 . dead .
  2. http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=34816 Project Vote Smart – Rep. Garcia Biography
  3. Web site: Koranda, Jeannine. "Wichita's 103rd District has a new state representative: Ponka-We Victors" [[Wichita Eagle]] June 10, 2010 . March 22, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324031340/http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2010/06/10/the-103rd-district-has-a-new-state-representative-ponka-we-victors/#storylink=cpy . March 24, 2013 . dead .
  4. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=107976 Follow the Money – 2008 Campaign Contributions

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