Delia Garcia

Delia Garcia
Delia Garcia
Kansas Secretary of Labor
	In office; January 14, 2019 – June 22, 2020
Governor	Laura Kelly
Preceded by	Lana Gordon
Succeeded by	Ryan Wright (acting)
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 103rd district
	In office; January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Thomas Klein
Succeeded by	Ponka-We Victors
Personal details
Born	May 13, 1977 (age 47); Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Wichita State University (BA); St. Mary's University (MA)

Delia Garcia (born May 13, 1977) is an American official who formerly served as the Kansas Secretary of Labor. Garcia previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district.^[1] She served from 2005 to 2011, and was a member of the Kansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus.

Career

Garcia, who has a Bachelor's degree from Wichita State University and a Master's in political science from St. Mary's University, Texas, worked as a professor at Butler Community College, as well as an assistant manager at Connie's Mexico Cafe.^[2]

In 2010, rather than run for re-election herself, she helped longtime ally Ponka-We Victors file as the sole candidate in the Democratic primary election. (No Republican had bothered to run in the 103rd district since 1998.)^[3] Victors has held the seat ever since.

Committee membership

Commerce and Labor
Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
Local Government (Ranking Member)
Elections

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Garcia's 2008 campaign:^[4]

Kansans for Lifesaving Cures: $750
Garcia, Delia: $725
Ruffin, Phil: $600
The Kansas Realtor PAC: $500
Comejo, Ronald J: $500

References

^ "Kansas Legislators Past and Present-Delia Garcia". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
^ Project Vote Smart – Rep. Garcia Biography
^ "Koranda, Jeannine. "Wichita's 103rd District has a new state representative: Ponka-We Victors" [[Wichita Eagle]] June 10, 2010". Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
^ Follow the Money – 2008 Campaign Contributions

External links

Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
State Surge – Legislative and voting track record^[usurped]
Campaign contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008

[1] "Kansas Legislators Past and Present-Delia Garcia". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

[2] Project Vote Smart – Rep. Garcia Biography

[3] "Koranda, Jeannine. "Wichita's 103rd District has a new state representative: Ponka-We Victors" [[Wichita Eagle]] June 10, 2010". Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.

[4] Follow the Money – 2008 Campaign Contributions

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