Rene Garcia
| Rene Garcia | ||
 | ||
| Florida State Senate District 38 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 17, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $29,687/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms (8 years) | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Florida House of Representatives | ||
| 2001-2008 | ||
| Hialeah City Council | ||
| 1997-2001 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 10, 1974 | |
| Profession | Vice President of Community Relations | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Garcia served on the Hialeah City Council from 1997 to 2001, when he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. He served as a state representative until 2008. Garcia is Vice President of Community Relations for Dade Medical College. He attended Florida International University for his B.S., and received his M.B.A. from the University of Miami.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Garcia served on the following committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Health Policy | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
| • Administrative Procedures, Alternating Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Garcia served on these committees:
| Florida Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health Regulation, Chair | ||||
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Governmental Oversight and Accountability | ||||
| • Reapportionment | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
| • Collective Bargaining | ||||
| • Administrative Procedures | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012
Garcia won re-election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 38. Garica ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
2010
- See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2010
Garcia did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. He defeated Alexis Dominguez (write-in) in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Florida State Senate, District 40 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Rene Garcia (R)
|
56,222 | 99.96% | ||
| Alexis Dominguez (Write-in) | 20 | 0.04% | ||
Campaign themes
On his campaign website, Garcia stresses the issue of health care, stating,"Garcia’s passion for health care and his constituents is something that he works very hard to defend and foster. He has championed numerous causes for health care ensuring that everyone has rights and access to quality service health care. Garcia has always taken pride in protecting our most vulnerable children and seniors."[4]
Additionally, his site lists legislation he sponsored while in the Florida House of Representatives.[5]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Garcia raised $323,895 in campaign contributions in 2010. The largest contributors are listed below.[6]
| Florida State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Rene Garcia's campaign in 2010 | |
| Dade County Police Benevolent Association | $2,000 |
| Florida Institute Of CPAs | $2,000 |
| Florida Farm Bureau | $1,500 |
| AT&T | $1,500 |
| Delta Health Group | $1,500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $323,895 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Rene + Garcia + Florida + Senate
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Rene Garcia News Feed
- Carlos Curbelo Doing the Pre-Season I'm-Running Dance to Challenge ... - Sunshine State News
- Florida has a chance to get mandatory youth sentencing right ? next time - MiamiHerald.com
- Florida Senate Kills 'Parent Trigger,' Again - FCIR
- Florida Senate Passed Bill Allowing Miami Dolphins, Other Pro Teams to Seek ... - NBC 6 South Florida
- Lawmakers led charge to give millions to private tutoring firms - Bradenton Herald
- Senate sends bill addressing unlicensed religious children's homes back to House - Tampabay.com (blog)
- Florida's Child Health Care Law Leaves Thousands in Limbo - New America Media
- Bill authorizing maternity unit for Miami Children's headed to Gov. Scott - Tampabay.com (blog)
- Senate proves value, stops bad education idea - Osceola News-Gazette - Osceola News-Gazette
- Lawmakers end subsidized tutoring program - MiamiHerald.com
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External links
- Rene Garcia campaign website
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
- Rene Garcia on Facebook
References
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections "Candidate List" Accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Florida Election Watch - Election results
- ↑ Rene Garcia campaign website, "Homepage"
- ↑ Rene Garcia campaign website, "Legislation"
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Anitere Flores (R) |
Florida Senate District 38 2012–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Rudy Garcia |
Florida Senate District 40 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by NA |
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