Rene Garcia
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 36th district 38th (2012-2016) 40th (2010-2012) |
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Assumed office November 2, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Rudy García |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 110th district |
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In office November 7, 2000 – November 4, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Rudy García |
| Succeeded by | Esteban Bovo |
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| Born | Hialeah, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Miami-Dade Community College (A.A.), Florida International University (B.A.), University of Miami (M.B.A.) |
| Profession | Hospital administrator |
| Religion | Catholicism |
René García is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the Hialeah area in northeastern Miami-Dade County since 2010. He previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, from 2000 to 2008.
García was born in Hialeah and attended Miami-Dade Community College, where he graduated with an Associate degree in 1996. Afterwards, he attended Florida International University, where he received a degree in political science in 1999. García then graduated from the University of Miami with a Master of Business Administration in health care administration in 2004. In 1995, while still in college, he ran for a position on the Hialeah City Council, but he received only 2% of the vote. Two years later, he ran again, and this time won with 18% of the vote. García was re-elected to his position in 1999.
In 2000, when incumbent State Representative Rudy García ran for the Florida Senate, which resulted in an open seat. René García ran to succeed Rudy García, and defeated Andy Pérez in the Republican primary with 55% of the vote. He was re-elected without opposition in 2002, 2004, and 2006, and could not seek another term in 2008 due to term limits.
When Rudy García could not run for the Senate again due to term limits, René García once again ran to succeed him. He faced no opposition in the primary or the general election, and thus won his first term in the 40th District unopposed. When Florida Senate districts were redrawn in 2012, García was redistricted into the 38th District, which included most of the territory that he had previously represented. Once again, he was elected unopposed.
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