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Josey Garcia is an American politician who, as of 2023, serves in the Texas House of Representatives, representing Texas's 124th House of Representatives district. She is a member of the Democratic Party,[1] and serves as the first active-duty woman veteran to serve in the Texas House of Representatives.[2]
Garcia is a veteran of the United States Air Force where she served for twenty years. She spent most of her childhood in foster care attending thirteen different schools and living with various families.[3][4]
Garcia is a cofounder of Uniting America Outreach, a non-profit organization based in San Antonio that delivers food and supplies to people in need. During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, Uniting America Outreach delivered over 9,000 meals to vulnerable San Antonio residents. The organization raised over $50,000 for food, clothing, and hygiene products to be delivered to Ciudad Acuña, Mexico during the crisis at the border in 2022.[5][6]
Garcia is married to Ramon, an Army veteran who served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, where he was awarded a Purple Heart when he was shot during a combat mission. Their blended family includes eight children.[7]
Garcia signed for the United States Air Force at the age of 16 through the Delayed Entry Program. She served in deployments to Cameroon, Africa, and Iraq, where she served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She later served at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, before retiring from twenty years of service in 2014 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. [8]
Garcia was voted "Fresh of the Year" by members of the House Democratic Caucus for her accomplishments in the 88th Legislative Session in 2023.[9]
In her first legislative session, Garcia authored 39 and joint-authored 175 bills. [10] Of these, 30 were signed into law, including:
In the 88th Legislative Session, Garcia also Joint-Sponsored 14 bills including:
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