Buddy Garcia
Hector Steven "Buddy" Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Railroad Commissioner of Texas | |
| In office April 12, 2012 – November 7, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Ames Jones |
| Succeeded by | Christi Craddick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1967 Nueces County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Residence(s) | Austin, Travis County, Texas |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas Texas State University - San Marcos |
Hector Steven Garcia, known as H. S. "Buddy" Garcia (born June 16, 1967), is a former interim member of the
Texas State Senate. Garcia's appointment expired a few days after the November 6 general election,[2] and he was succeeded by fellow Republican Christi Craddick, who defeated a Democrat, Dale Henry, to claim the position for six years. Craddick is the daughter of the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Tom Craddick of Midland
.
A resident of
Texas Secretary of State and a former state border commerce coordinator. He is a member of the Texas Coastal Land Advisory Board and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance.[1] Garcia is a former deputy legislative director for Perry and special assistant to the governor for Texas/Mexico border issues.[3]
Garcia graduated from
Eddie Lucio, Jr., a pro-life Democrat from Brownsville. He served on Perry's staff when Perry was lieutenant governor from 1999 to 2000. Garcia is a former deputy legislative director for Perry and special assistant to the governor for Texas/Mexico border issues.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Gov. Rick Perry has appointed H.S. Buddy Garcia of Austin to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a term to expire at the next general election". Texas Royalty Council, April 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "TCEQ's Garcia named to Railroad panel: Will only serve until November elections". kxan.com. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "Appointing a buddy". blog.chron.com. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
