Diamond Garcia | |
Office: | Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party |
Term Start: | January 31, 2023 |
Term End: | May 6, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Lynn Finnegan |
Successor: | Tamara McKay |
State House1: | Hawaii |
District1: | 42nd |
Term Start1: | November 8, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Sharon Har |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1997 |
Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Diamond Garcia (; born November 3, 1997) is an American politician. He currently serves in the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 42 which encompasses, Ewa and Kapolei since 2022.[1] [2] Since January 31, 2023, Garcia is among the youngest state legislators in the United States.[3]
Garcia was born November 3, 1997, in Honolulu. He was raised on the West-side of O'ahu. Garcia is an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He attended Hawaiian Mission Academy from 2011 to 2015.[4] [5]
Garcia has worked in various roles before becoming a state legislator. In 2014, he was the National Account Director for Remnant Publications, a Christian book publisher, in Coldwater, Michigan. Between 2015 and 2017, Garcia was a missionary for the Seventh Day Adventist Church.[6]
In 2018, Garcia became chief of staff in the Office of the Minority Leader Emeritus. Since November 8, 2022, he serves as a state representative and also as minority floor leader in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Between 2021 and 2022, Garcia held the position of vice-chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party before becoming chairman on January 31, 2023, after Lynn Finnegan resigned from the role.[7] [8] [9]
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