Marilinda Garcia
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 8th district |
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In office December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2014 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 4th district |
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In office April 29, 2009 – December 5, 2012 |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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c. 1983 (age 33–34) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Salem, New Hampshire |
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Tufts University New England Conservatory of Music John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | Musician, Professor |
| Website | marilindagarcia |
Marilinda Joy Garcia (born c. 1983) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican, she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Rockingham 8th district from 2012 to 2014. She previously represented the Rockingham 4th district from 2007 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2012. She is an accomplished harp player, and teaches as an adjunct professor at local universities. The Republican National Committee named Garcia a "rising star" in 2013, and she won the Republican nomination for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections on September 9, 2014. Garnering 45% of the vote, she lost the general election on November 4, 2014, to Ann McLane Kuster.
While Garcia attended high school, she was a member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Repertory Orchestra and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra, as the Principal Harp. She attended Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NECM), earning joint bachelor's degrees in 2006.
After graduating from Tufts and NECM, served as a court-appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children. She also began teaching the harp at Gordon College, Phillips Exeter Academy, and St. Paul's School as an adjunct professor in music. She also attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she obtained her Masters degree in Public Policy in 2010.
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