Michael Garcia (politician)
| Michael Garcia | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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In office January 10, 2001 – February 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Hagedorn |
| Succeeded by | Karen Middleton |
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January 11, 1974 Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Garcia (for which Rep. Garcia is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB07-1072 | Concerning the elimination of requirements for a vote ratifying an all-union agreement. | Vetoed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1147 | Concerning the confidentiality of witness protection materials. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1157 | Concerning real estate foreclosures. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1230 | Concerning claims practices for bodily injury to a third-party claimant arising out of the use of a motor vehicle. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1376 | Concerning the date on which precinct caucuses are held. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
Michael Garcia (born January 11, 1974) is a former Colorado legislator. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2000, Garcia was re-elected three times to represent House District 42, which includes central Aurora, Colorado.
Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to a U.S. Army veteran, Garcia's family settled in Aurora, Colorado, where he attended Aurora Public Schools and graduated from Aurora Central High School in 1992. He then earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1996 and a master's degree from the University of Arizona in 1998. After graduation, Garcia received a fellowship from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to serve as a legislative assistant to Texas U.S. Representative Solomon P. Ortiz; he worked in Washington, DC until 1999 before returning to Colorado.
From May 2003 to December 2007, he was as Coordinator for the Youth Council for Public Policy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While working at CU, he taught college courses on American government, including a course titled "Civic Engagement: Using the Electoral Process as a Tool for Social Change. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Spirit of Aurora, the Aurora Education Foundation, and the Aurora Museum Foundation. In 2006, Garcia was named one of the Denver Business Journal's "40 under 40" list of young achievers.
Garcia is unmarried and has no children.
Garcia returned to Colorado and launched his first legislative campaign in 2000, winning a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives after defeating three other opponents in a contested Democratic party primary. His election at the age of 26 made him the youngest legislator in the state of Colorado. He was subsequently re-elected three times to the state house, winning handily each time in the solidly Democratic district.
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