Buddy Garcia

	Buddy Garcia
	Texas Railroad Commission
	Former officeholder
	In office
	April 2012 – November 7, 2012
Party	Republican
Predecessor	Elizabeth Ames Jones (R)
	Elections and appointments
Appointed	April 12, 2012
Appointed by	Rick Perry
Term limits	N/A
Websites
	Office website

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Buddy Garcia is a former Republican Commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory body that oversees the oil and natural gas industries in Texas. Garcia was appointed in April 2012 to fill the vacancy left by Elizabeth Ames Jones (R), who resigned to run for Texas State Senate. Garcia was only appointed to serve until the November 6, 2012 general election. ^[1] Garcia did not run for a full term in 2012, and Christi Craddick (R) won the seat in the general election.

Political career

Texas Railroad Commissioner (2012)

Garcia served as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission from April 2012 to November 2012.

Elections

2012

See also: Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Garcia did not run for re-election to the Texas Railroad Commission in 2012. The seat was taken over by Christi Craddick (R) on November 7, 2012, the day after she won the general election.^[2]

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Preceded by Elizabeth Ames Jones (R)	Texas Railroad Commission April 2012–November 2012	Succeeded by Christi Craddick (R)

[0] CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, "Perry Appoints Garcia To Texas Railroad Commission," April 13, 2012

[1] Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Returns," accessed November 19, 2012

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Buddy Garcia

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Texas Railroad Commissioner (2012)

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2012

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