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Marilinda Garcia

January 01, 1970

Marilinda Joy Garcia (born c. 1983) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican, she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Rockingham 8th district from 2012 to 2014. She previously represented the Rockingham 4th district from 2007 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2012. A harpist, Garcia is also a music teacher.

Marilinda Garcia
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
April 29, 2009 – December 2, 2014
Constituency4th Rockingham (2009–2012)
8th Rockingham (2012–2014)
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Constituency4th Rockingham district
Personal details
Bornc. 1983 (age 40–41)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Salem, New Hampshire
Alma materTufts University (BA)
New England Conservatory of Music (BM)
Harvard University (MPP)
OccupationMusician, Professor
Websitemarilindagarcia.com

Garcia was the Republican nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections on September 9, 2014.[1] Garnering 45% of the vote, she lost the general election on November 4, 2014, to Ann McLane Kuster.[2]

Early life and career edit

While Garcia attended high school, she was a member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Repertory Orchestra and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra, as the Principal Harp. She attended Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NECM),[3] earning joint bachelor's degrees in 2006.[4]

After graduating from Tufts and NECM, served as a court-appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children.[5] She also began teaching the harp at Gordon College, Phillips Exeter Academy, and St. Paul's School as an adjunct professor in music.[5][6] She also attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she obtained her Master's degree in Public Policy in 2010.[4]

Political career edit

Garcia was elected to the New Hampshire House in 2006, at the age of 23.[4][7] She became the co-chairman of the House Republican caucus and Majority Whip.[5] She lost her bid for re-election in 2008. Her Rockingham District 4 elected thirteen candidates to the House and Garcia finished fourteenth.[8]

She returned to the House in 2009 in a special election for Rockingham District 4, winning the Republican primary with 66% of the vote[9] and the general election with 62% of the vote.[10] She was re-elected in 2010, coming fourth out of the thirteen candidates who advanced to the general election,[11] where she came seventh.[12] The new Speaker Bill O' Brien appointed her vice chair of the House Legislative Administration committee which considers all matters pertaining to the legislative process including such issues such as mileage, elections, the journal, house resolutions and screening; enrolling bills; creation of statutory and chapter study committees.[13] In 2012, she was re-elected from Rockingham District 8. In the Republican primary to determine the nine candidates for the seat, she came fifth.[14] In the general election, she came seventh.[15]

During her tenure in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Garcia was the prime sponsor of the New Hampshire Innovation Job Growth Program bill,[16] which enables the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority to facilitate the acquisition of early stage seed capital for NH entrepreneurs. In the 2012 session she was the prime sponsor of Destination Specialty Treatment Center bill[17] that would reform the current antiquated regulatory environment of hospital construction and equipment purchasing and enable the development of NH's specialty health care sector. Most recently, she was the prime sponsor of a bill to restructure upper management of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, and the Price Transparency Act[18] relative to medical care pricing transparency for self-pay patients and the uninsured.

The Republican National Committee named her a "rising star" in 2013.[7]

On October 23, 2014, the progressive advocacy group Granite State Progress accused Garcia of having plagiarized parts of a March 21, 2012, state house speech in opposition to same-sex marriage, and published an article documenting similarities between that speech and an editorial published in National Review on September 7, 2010.[19][20][21] In a statement released on October 23, 2014, Garcia acknowledged that she failed to attribute excerpts from the article: "It appears I did not verbally attribute select excerpts of a speech I delivered on the House floor in 2012 to the article from which they came. I acknowledge that I should have verbally cited the author of the article and apologize for the oversight."[22][23]

On November 25, 2013, Garcia announced that she was running for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections.[24][25] She defeated Gary Lambert and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary with 49% of the votes and unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election, taking 45% of the votes.[26] After leaving office, she became a lobbyist for the LIBRE Initiative.[27]

Political positions edit

Healthcare edit

Garcia supports dismantling Obamacare.[28] During an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio, Garcia declined to answer the question of whether she received health care insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act.[29] Garcia later stated that she is covered by health insurance outside of the Affordable Care Act network.[30]

Immigration edit

During her 2014 campaign, Garcia criticized President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. On an influx of Central American unaccompanied minors fleeing to the United States, Garcia wrote "I believe the necessary action is to send these children back to their families and homes." Garcia also pledged, if elected, "to guarantee there is no amnesty for illegal immigrants."[31]

Foreign policy edit

During her 2014 campaign, Garcia criticized the Obama administration's foreign policies.[32]

Social issues edit

Garcia opposes abortion, but during her 2014 campaign did not emphasize the issue; a campaign spokesperson said that Garcia "is not focused on abortion" and that it "an issue that has been resolved by our courts."[33] Garcia received the endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group, during the campaign.[33]

In 2010, Garcia voted in favor of New Hampshire House Bill 1590, an effort to repeal same-sex marriage. Specifically, she voted against a motion to adopt the committee finding of "Inexpedient to Legislate" (which would defeat the bill).[34] On March 21, 2012, Garcia spoke on the floor of the New Hampshire state house in favor of House Bill 437, which would have prohibited same-sex marriages and voted in favor of the bill.[20][35]

Personal life edit

Garcia is the daughter of an Italian immigrant mother and a Mexican-American father who was born in Nebraska and raised in New Mexico.[36][37]

Garcia lives in Salem, New Hampshire.[38] Garcia plays the harp in "The Seraphim Duo" with her sister, Bianca, also a former New Hampshire Representative, who plays the flute.[39][40]

References edit

  1. ^ "Marilinda Garcia Wins GOP Primary In New Hampshire". Huffington Post. September 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire House Election Results by District". Politico. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Portrait of a Young Artist: Marilinda Garcia". Tufts Daily. Tufts Daily. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Republican Party Highlights Diversity And Its Rising Stars At Annual Meeting In Boston | Fox News Latino". Latino.foxnews.com. August 15, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c . Unionleader.com. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. ^ . Eagletribune.com. January 28, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Tuohy, Dan (August 15, 2013). "Marilinda Garcia named RNC 'Rising Star' – Government". Salem, NH Patch. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 04 Race – Nov 04, 2008". Our Campaigns.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 04 – Special R Primary Race – Mar 24, 2009". Our Campaigns.
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 04 – Special Election Race – Apr 28, 2009". Our Campaigns.
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 04 – R Primary Race – Sep 14, 2010". Our Campaigns.
  12. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 04 Race – Nov 02, 2010". Our Campaigns.
  13. ^ "Legislative Administration Committee, New Hampshire House of Representatives". Ballotpedia.
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 08 – R Primary Race – Sep 11, 2012". Our Campaigns.
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns – NH State House – Rockingham 08 Race – Nov 06, 2012". Our Campaigns.
  16. ^ "Bill Text: NH HB605".
  17. ^ Garcia, Marilinda (February 20, 2012). . Keene Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  18. ^ Palermo, Sarah (August 20, 2013). . Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014.
  19. ^ Hawkins, ZandraRice (October 23, 2014). . Granite State Progress. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  20. ^ a b Scalese, Roberto (October 23, 2014). "Whoops: Did a New Hampshire Congressional Candidate Plagiarize a Speech on Gay Marriage?". Boston.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  21. ^ Palermo, Sarah (October 23, 2014). "Republican congressional candidate Marilinda Garcia accused of plagiarizing parts of two speeches". Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  22. ^ McElveen, Josh (October 23, 2014). "Garcia acknowledges lack of attribution in House speech". WMUR-TV. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  23. ^ Bassett, Laura (October 23, 2014). "GOP House Candidate Marilinda Garcia Plagiarized Parts Of Floor Speech On Same-Sex Marriage". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  24. ^ Trygstad, Kyle (November 25, 2013). "GOP Rising Star Launches House Bid in New Hampshire". Roll Call. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  25. ^ . Unionleader.com. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  26. ^ . SFGate. September 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014.
  27. ^ Perks, Ashley (July 26, 2017). "Marilinda Garcia". TheHill. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  28. ^ "Marilinda Garcia Statement on Obamacare Subsidies Ruling" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  29. ^ Bever, Fred (September 21, 2014). "Updated: Garcia Slams Obamacare But Won't Say How She Is Covered". Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  30. ^ "In 2nd District race, Garcia bucks Obamacare". Union Leader. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  31. ^ Marilinda Garcia (August 26, 2014). . Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  32. ^ "Republican Marilinda Garcia stops in Keene during campaign for congressional seat". Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  33. ^ a b Palermo, Sarah (October 22, 2014). . Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  34. ^ "Bill Status, NH HB 1590". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  35. ^ "Bill Status, NH HB 437". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  36. ^ "Navarrette: One to watch in New Hampshire". News Journal. January 15, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  37. ^ "Changing of the Guard". Latino Magazine. Winter 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  38. ^ "John DiStaso's Granite Status: Rep. Marilinda Garcia tells fellow Republicans she's eyeing a run for Congress | New Hampshire Granite Status". Unionleader.com. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  39. ^ . Nhmagazine.com. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  40. ^ O'Donnell, Jake (September 8, 2012). "Candidate Profile: Bianca Garcia – Government". Salem, NH Patch. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

External links edit

  • "Representative Marilinda Garcia". New Hampshire General Court.
  • Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire
  • Profile at Vote Smart
  • Appearances on C-SPAN

January 01, 1970
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Marilinda Joy Garcia born c 1983 is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of New Hampshire A Republican she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives representing the Rockingham 8th district from 2012 to 2014 She previously represented the Rockingham 4th district from 2007 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2012 A harpist Garcia is also a music teacher Marilinda GarciaMember of the New Hampshire House of RepresentativesIn office April 29 2009 December 2 2014Constituency4th Rockingham 2009 2012 8th Rockingham 2012 2014 In office January 3 2007 January 3 2009Constituency4th Rockingham districtPersonal detailsBornc 1983 age 40 41 Boston MassachusettsPolitical partyRepublicanResidence s Salem New HampshireAlma materTufts University BA New England Conservatory of Music BM Harvard University MPP OccupationMusician ProfessorWebsitemarilindagarcia wbr com Garcia was the Republican nominee for New Hampshire s 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections on September 9 2014 1 Garnering 45 of the vote she lost the general election on November 4 2014 to Ann McLane Kuster 2 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 3 Political positions 3 1 Healthcare 3 2 Immigration 3 3 Foreign policy 3 4 Social issues 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editWhile Garcia attended high school she was a member of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Repertory Orchestra and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra as the Principal Harp She attended Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music NECM 3 earning joint bachelor s degrees in 2006 4 After graduating from Tufts and NECM served as a court appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children 5 She also began teaching the harp at Gordon College Phillips Exeter Academy and St Paul s School as an adjunct professor in music 5 6 She also attended Harvard University s John F Kennedy School of Government where she obtained her Master s degree in Public Policy in 2010 4 Political career editGarcia was elected to the New Hampshire House in 2006 at the age of 23 4 7 She became the co chairman of the House Republican caucus and Majority Whip 5 She lost her bid for re election in 2008 Her Rockingham District 4 elected thirteen candidates to the House and Garcia finished fourteenth 8 She returned to the House in 2009 in a special election for Rockingham District 4 winning the Republican primary with 66 of the vote 9 and the general election with 62 of the vote 10 She was re elected in 2010 coming fourth out of the thirteen candidates who advanced to the general election 11 where she came seventh 12 The new Speaker Bill O Brien appointed her vice chair of the House Legislative Administration committee which considers all matters pertaining to the legislative process including such issues such as mileage elections the journal house resolutions and screening enrolling bills creation of statutory and chapter study committees 13 In 2012 she was re elected from Rockingham District 8 In the Republican primary to determine the nine candidates for the seat she came fifth 14 In the general election she came seventh 15 During her tenure in the New Hampshire House of Representatives Garcia was the prime sponsor of the New Hampshire Innovation Job Growth Program bill 16 which enables the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority to facilitate the acquisition of early stage seed capital for NH entrepreneurs In the 2012 session she was the prime sponsor of Destination Specialty Treatment Center bill 17 that would reform the current antiquated regulatory environment of hospital construction and equipment purchasing and enable the development of NH s specialty health care sector Most recently she was the prime sponsor of a bill to restructure upper management of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission and the Price Transparency Act 18 relative to medical care pricing transparency for self pay patients and the uninsured The Republican National Committee named her a rising star in 2013 7 On October 23 2014 the progressive advocacy group Granite State Progress accused Garcia of having plagiarized parts of a March 21 2012 state house speech in opposition to same sex marriage and published an article documenting similarities between that speech and an editorial published in National Review on September 7 2010 19 20 21 In a statement released on October 23 2014 Garcia acknowledged that she failed to attribute excerpts from the article It appears I did not verbally attribute select excerpts of a speech I delivered on the House floor in 2012 to the article from which they came I acknowledge that I should have verbally cited the author of the article and apologize for the oversight 22 23 On November 25 2013 Garcia announced that she was running for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire s 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections 24 25 She defeated Gary Lambert and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary with 49 of the votes and unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election taking 45 of the votes 26 After leaving office she became a lobbyist for the LIBRE Initiative 27 Political positions editHealthcare edit Garcia supports dismantling Obamacare 28 During an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio Garcia declined to answer the question of whether she received health care insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act 29 Garcia later stated that she is covered by health insurance outside of the Affordable Care Act network 30 Immigration edit During her 2014 campaign Garcia criticized President Barack Obama s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy On an influx of Central American unaccompanied minors fleeing to the United States Garcia wrote I believe the necessary action is to send these children back to their families and homes Garcia also pledged if elected to guarantee there is no amnesty for illegal immigrants 31 Foreign policy edit During her 2014 campaign Garcia criticized the Obama administration s foreign policies 32 Social issues edit Garcia opposes abortion but during her 2014 campaign did not emphasize the issue a campaign spokesperson said that Garcia is not focused on abortion and that it an issue that has been resolved by our courts 33 Garcia received the endorsement of the Susan B Anthony List an anti abortion group during the campaign 33 In 2010 Garcia voted in favor of New Hampshire House Bill 1590 an effort to repeal same sex marriage Specifically she voted against a motion to adopt the committee finding of Inexpedient to Legislate which would defeat the bill 34 On March 21 2012 Garcia spoke on the floor of the New Hampshire state house in favor of House Bill 437 which would have prohibited same sex marriages and voted in favor of the bill 20 35 Personal life editGarcia is the daughter of an Italian immigrant mother and a Mexican American father who was born in Nebraska and raised in New Mexico 36 37 Garcia lives in Salem New Hampshire 38 Garcia plays the harp in The Seraphim Duo with her sister Bianca also a former New Hampshire Representative who plays the flute 39 40 References edit Marilinda Garcia Wins GOP Primary In New Hampshire Huffington Post September 10 2014 New Hampshire House Election Results by District Politico Retrieved November 5 2014 Portrait of a Young Artist Marilinda Garcia Tufts Daily Tufts Daily Retrieved October 23 2013 a b c Republican Party Highlights Diversity And Its Rising Stars At Annual Meeting In Boston Fox News Latino Latino foxnews com August 15 2013 Retrieved October 23 2013 a b c Salem s Rep Garcia named Republican rising star New Hampshire Salem Observer Unionleader com August 17 2013 Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved October 23 2013 Freshman legislator is learning the ropes EagleTribune com North Andover MA Eagletribune com January 28 2007 Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved October 23 2013 a b Tuohy Dan August 15 2013 Marilinda Garcia named RNC Rising Star Government Salem NH Patch Retrieved October 23 2013 Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 04 Race Nov 04 2008 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 04 Special R Primary Race Mar 24 2009 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 04 Special Election Race Apr 28 2009 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 04 R Primary Race Sep 14 2010 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 04 Race Nov 02 2010 Our Campaigns Legislative Administration Committee New Hampshire House of Representatives Ballotpedia Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 08 R Primary Race Sep 11 2012 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns NH State House Rockingham 08 Race Nov 06 2012 Our Campaigns Bill Text NH HB605 Garcia Marilinda February 20 2012 The argument for Cancer Treatment Centers of America by Marilinda Garcia Keene Sentinel Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Palermo Sarah August 20 2013 Bill in N H House aims to publicize costs of health care procedures Concord Monitor Archived from the original on November 14 2014 Hawkins ZandraRice October 23 2014 Congressional Candidate Marilinda Garcia NH 02 Caught Plagiarizing Major Floor Speech Granite State Progress Archived from the original on October 24 2014 Retrieved October 23 2014 a b Scalese Roberto October 23 2014 Whoops Did a New Hampshire Congressional Candidate Plagiarize a Speech on Gay Marriage Boston com Retrieved October 23 2014 Palermo Sarah October 23 2014 Republican congressional candidate Marilinda Garcia accused of plagiarizing parts of two speeches Retrieved October 24 2014 McElveen Josh October 23 2014 Garcia acknowledges lack of attribution in House speech WMUR TV Retrieved October 23 2014 Bassett Laura October 23 2014 GOP House Candidate Marilinda Garcia Plagiarized Parts Of Floor Speech On Same Sex Marriage Huffington Post Retrieved October 23 2014 Trygstad Kyle November 25 2013 GOP Rising Star Launches House Bid in New Hampshire Roll Call Retrieved November 25 2013 State Rep Marilinda Garcia wants to bring youthful perspective to Congress GOP New Hampshire Politics Unionleader com November 25 2013 Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved November 25 2013 Garcia captures GOP House primary faces Kuster SFGate September 2014 Archived from the original on September 13 2014 Perks Ashley July 26 2017 Marilinda Garcia TheHill Retrieved November 10 2021 Marilinda Garcia Statement on Obamacare Subsidies Ruling PDF Press release Retrieved August 30 2014 Bever Fred September 21 2014 Updated Garcia Slams Obamacare But Won t Say How She Is Covered Retrieved October 23 2014 In 2nd District race Garcia bucks Obamacare Union Leader Retrieved September 16 2014 Marilinda Garcia August 26 2014 America needs a firm fair immigration policy Concord Monitor Archived from the original on August 29 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Republican Marilinda Garcia stops in Keene during campaign for congressional seat Retrieved August 30 2014 a b Palermo Sarah October 22 2014 Kuster Garcia receive dueling endorsements on abortion Concord Monitor Archived from the original on October 26 2014 Retrieved October 23 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Bill Status NH HB 1590 New Hampshire General Court Retrieved October 26 2014 Bill Status NH HB 437 New Hampshire General Court Retrieved October 26 2014 Navarrette One to watch in New Hampshire News Journal January 15 2014 Retrieved September 18 2014 Changing of the Guard Latino Magazine Winter 2010 Retrieved September 18 2014 John DiStaso s Granite Status Rep Marilinda Garcia tells fellow Republicans she s eyeing a run for Congress New Hampshire Granite Status Unionleader com October 15 2013 Retrieved October 23 2013 Art in the Mills Nhmagazine com October 4 2013 Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved October 23 2013 O Donnell Jake September 8 2012 Candidate Profile Bianca Garcia Government Salem NH Patch Retrieved October 24 2013 External links edit nbsp Biography portal Representative Marilinda Garcia New Hampshire General Court Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire Profile at Vote Smart Appearances on C SPAN Official campaign site Official site musician Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marilinda Garcia amp oldid 1211469262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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