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Harry Garcia
Democratic Party
Candidate, New Mexico House of Representatives District 69
Prior offices:
New Mexico House of Representatives District 69
Years in office: 2016 - 2024
Successor: Michelle Abeyta (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
June 4, 2024
Next election
June 2, 2026
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Marine Corps

Harry Garcia (Democratic Party) is running for election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 69. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.[source]

Garcia (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 69. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Biography

Garcia's professional experience includes owning his own business. He served in the United States Marine Corps and is a veteran of the Vietnam War.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Garcia was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Garcia was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Garcia was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Mexico committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations and Finance
• Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Michelle Abeyta (D) and Harry Garcia (D) are running in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
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Michelle Abeyta
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Harry Garcia

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2024

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Michelle Abeyta won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michelle Abeyta
Michelle Abeyta (D)
 
100.0
 
6,303

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,303
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Michelle Abeyta defeated incumbent Harry Garcia and Stanley Michael in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michelle Abeyta
 
56.8
 
1,346
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia
 
34.9
 
827
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Stanley Michael
 
8.2
 
195

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Total votes: 2,368
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia (D)
 
100.0
 
5,075

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,075
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia defeated Marvin Trujillo in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Harry Garcia
 
80.5
 
1,159
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Marvin Trujillo (Write-in)
 
19.5
 
280

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Total votes: 1,439
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2020

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia defeated Roy Ryan in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Harry Garcia (D)
 
63.6
 
5,870
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Roy Ryan (R)
 
36.4
 
3,354

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Total votes: 9,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Harry Garcia
 
100.0
 
2,519

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,519
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Roy Ryan advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Roy Ryan
 
100.0
 
870

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 870
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2018

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Harry Garcia (D)
 
100.0
 
6,927

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,927
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Harry Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Harry Garcia
 
100.0
 
1,878

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,878
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2016

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016. Incumbent W. Ken Martinez (D) resigned from the state House on July 20, 2016. Harry Garcia (D) was appointed to the seat on September 9, 2016.

Incumbent Harry Garcia ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 general election.[2][3]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 69, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Harry Garcia Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 6,155
Total Votes 6,155
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


Harry Garcia defeated Lloyd F. Felipe, Terry L. Fletcher and Bennie Shelly in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 69 Democratic primary.[4]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 69, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Harry Garcia 36.55% 1,097
     Democratic Lloyd F. Felipe 23.56% 707
     Democratic Terry L. Fletcher 20.96% 629
     Democratic Bennie Shelly 18.93% 568
Total Votes 3,001

Endorsements

In 2016, Garcia's endorsements included the following:[5]

  • American Federation of Teachers NM
  • Dolores Vallejos, Cibola County Treasurer
  • Tony Mace, Cibola County Sheriff
  • Thoreau Navajo Chapter Veterans Committee

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Garcia's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Jobs:

  • The backbone of any economy is jobs and we need more of them in District 69. The health of our district and the state depends on it.

Education:

  • The children are our future and making sure they have the educational opportunities they need to succeed must be a priority.

Veterans:

  • Service men and women have given so much for this country and they deserve to have the opportunities, benefits and treatments they need when returning to life outside the military.

Senior Citizens/Handicapped:

  • Our seniors have provided for us their entire lives and now we need to make sure they are taken care of with dignity and respect. The handicapped trust and depend on us to look out for their best interests. Access to the programs they both need should be protected and improved whenever possible.[6]
 ”
—Harry Garcia, [7]

Campaign finance summary

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Harry Garcia campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024New Mexico House of Representatives District 69Lost primary$117,550 $122,747
2022New Mexico House of Representatives District 69Won general$92,688 $34,747
2020New Mexico House of Representatives District 69Won general$43,692 N/A**
2018New Mexico House of Representatives District 69Won general$13,600 N/A**
2016New Mexico House of Representatives, District 69Won $16,750 N/A**
Grand total$284,280 $157,494
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in New Mexico

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Facebook, "State Representative Harry Garcia District 69," accessed June 29, 2017
  2. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
  3. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
  4. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Harry Garcia for NM, "Endorsements," accessed May 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Harry Garcia for NM, "About Harry Garcia," accessed May 16, 2016

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Preceded by
- 		New Mexico House of Representatives District 69
2016-2024		 Succeeded by
Michelle Abeyta (D)



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