Sylvia Garcia

Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 29th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byGene Green
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 6th district
In office
March 11, 2013 – November 9, 2018[1]
Preceded byMario Gallegos Jr.
Succeeded byCarol Alvarado
Harris County Commissioner from Precinct 2
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byJim Fontento
Succeeded byJack Morman
12th City Controller of Houston
In office
January 2, 1998 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byLloyd Kelly
Succeeded byJudy Gray Johnson
Personal details
Born
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia

(1950-09-06) September 6, 1950 (age 74)
San Diego, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationTexas Woman's University (BA)
Texas Southern University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia[2] (born September 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 6th district in the Texas Senate.

  1. ^ "Resignation letter" (PDF). texas.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Schedule a for ALL Line #'s". Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.