| John Garcia | |
| State House: | Ohio |
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 50th |
| Term: | January 3, 1995-December 31, 1998 |
| Preceded: | Barney Quilter |
| Succeeded: | Jeanine Perry |
| Party: | Republican |
John Garcia (born 1 November 1928 in Houston, Texas)[1] was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He died in 2003.[2] He was the first Hispanic voted into the Ohio General Assembly.
Garcia graduated from a high school in Gibsonburg, Ohio. He was the first Hispanic to graduate.
Garcia was an hourly supervisor for Libbey-Owens Ford, retiring in the 1980s. He started out as a Democrat and eventually became a Republican. Garcia was the first Hispanic voted into the Ohio House.
Garcia was married to Dolores and together they had 5 children. They lived in Toledo, Ohio. Garcia died on March 26, 2003 after a battle with ALS. Garcia was a Methodist.