Alina Garcia

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Alina Garcia
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Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 115th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2022
Personal details
Born Havana, Cuba
Political party Republican
OccupationBusiness Owner, Real Estate

Alina Garcia is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives.

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Career

Alina Garcia has worked in the public sector for thirty years. She was a Legislative Aide in Tallahassee beginning in 1992. Garcia has worked for Republican leaders such as Jimmy Patronis, Esteban Bovo, the mayor of Hialeah, and many more public servants in Miami-Dade County. When U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was chosen to serve in the Florida House of Representatives in 1999, she was his first legislative assistant. [1]

On February 15, 2024, she announced that she would run for Miami-Dade County supervisor of elections. [2]

Personal life

Garcia is a Roman Catholic. [3]

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References

  1. "Alina Garcia Republican For State Representative". alinagarciaflorida.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. Greenwood, Max (15 February 2024). "State Rep. Alina Garcia says she will run for Miami-Dade elections chief" . Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. "Alina Garcia - 2022 - 2024 ( Speaker Renner )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-30.