Joe Garcia | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 26th district | |
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Rivera (Redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Carlos Curbelo |
Chair of the Florida Public Service Commission | |
In office January 1999 – June 30, 2000 | |
Governor | Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush |
Preceded by | Julia Johnson |
Succeeded by | E. Leon Jacobs Jr. |
Commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission | |
In office August 19, 1994 – June 30, 2000 | |
Governor | Lawton Chiles Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush |
Preceded by | Luis J. Lauredo |
Succeeded by | Braulio L. Baez |
Personal details | |
Born | José Antonio Garcia, Jr. October 12, 1963 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Aileen Ugalde (m. 1992-2012) |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Miami, Florida |
Education | University of Miami (BA, JD) |
José Antonio Garcia Jr. (born October 12, 1963), known as Joe Garcia, is an American attorney and politician. Garcia represented Florida's 26th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. A Democrat, Garcia represented most of western Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys in Congress.
Garcia previously served as executive director of the Cuban American National Foundation and in the Department of Energy. In 2021, Garcia became a registered lobbyist on behalf of the government of Ethiopia.[1]