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Harry Garcia
Image of Harry Garcia
Prior offices
New Mexico House of Representatives District 69
Successor: Michelle Abeyta

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Harry 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.

Garcia (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 69. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 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

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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

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

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

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

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
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia
 
80.5
 
1,159
Marvin Trujillo (Write-in)
 
19.5
 
280

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
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia (D)
 
63.6
 
5,870
Roy Ryan (R)
 
36.4
 
3,354

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
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia
 
100.0
 
2,519

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
Roy Ryan
 
100.0
 
870

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
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia (D)
 
100.0
 
6,927

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
Image of Harry Garcia
Harry Garcia
 
100.0
 
1,878

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


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Harry Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Harry Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Harry Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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.[5]
—Harry Garcia, [6]

Campaign finance summary


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Harry Garcia campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New 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 $157,493
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 16 to February 15. A special session was held on July 18, 2024.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animal welfare.
Legislators are scored on environmental and conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to economic issues.


2023


2022


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017





Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Garcia's endorsements included the following:[7]

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

See also


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Footnotes

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



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