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Sylvia Garcia

Sylvia R. Garcia was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2018, becoming the first Latina ever to represent the Texas 29th Congressional district.

Sylvia is a native of Palito Blanco, a South Texas farming community. The eighth of ten children, Congresswoman Garcia saw her parents struggle to raise her and her siblings. Congresswoman Garcia's parents taught her that with hard work and a good education she could accomplish anything. As a result of these lessons, Congresswoman Garcia dedicated herself to success at school. She earned a scholarship to Texas Woman's University in Denton, where she graduated with a degree in social work and political science. Congresswoman Garcia then received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston, working several jobs to pay for her tuition. Just as her parents believed in her future, Congresswoman Garcia believes the children of Texas can do anything. Garcia has dedicated her life to her community and to public service. As a social worker and legal aid lawyer early in her professional career, she protected our community's most vulnerable, old and young, and ensured no one was forgotten.

WOMEN'S & LGBTQ EQUALITY

As one of the first Latina women to represent Texas in Congress, Representative Sylvia R. Garcia is committed to fighting for equality for everyone - no matter their race, sexuality, immigration status, or gender identity. She has fought for the Equal Rights Amendment since she was a student, is a champion for reproductive justice, and will continue the fight to secure the rights for our most marginalized communities. In Congress, she has worked to make sure that women, immigrants, the LGBT community, and the trans community have strong voices in D.C. and at home.

  • Passed a resolution out of the Judiciary Committee to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which subsequently passed in the House of Representatives in February 2020.
  • Voted in favor of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and introduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act in February 2019 alongside Representatives Vincente Gonzalez, Hollingsworth, Wagner and Axne to protect victims of domestic violence from homelessness regardless of where they live.
  • Cosponsored the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, the EACH Woman Act to ensure abortion care through health insurance, the Global HER Act to permanently end the gag-rule on health care providers who offer abortion services, and other key legislation to protect women at work, at home, and abroad.
  • The Congresswoman is a member of the Equality Caucus, the Pro-Choice Caucus, and the Taskforce Against Sexual Violence.

Congresswoman Garcia has worked diligently to ensure that the law protects every person. She will be persistent in her work to defend reproductive freedom and access to safe, legal abortion services.