Joe Garcia

A Representative from Florida. Born in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla. , October 19, 1963. Graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, Fla. , 1982. Attended Miami Dade Community College. B. A. , University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. , 1987. J. D. , University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. , 1991. Lawyer, private practice. Nonprofit director. Chairman of the Florida public service commission, 1991-2000. Director of the Office of Minority Impact, United States Department of Energy, 2009-2010. Was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 2008 and 2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2015). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.