Martha Garcia

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Martha Garcia
Arizona House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Maricopa County Department of Health
Website	House site

Martha Garcia is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 13th District since 2004. She has also served as President of the Cartwright Elementary School Board since 1998

Garcia works as Community Mobilization Manager for the Maricopa County Department of Health, and has served as Director of the It's a Baby's Life Project.

Garcia is President of the Cartwright Education Foundation and Maryvale Village Block Watch Alliance, grassroots organizer for the Valley Interfaith Project, and member of the National School Boards Association.^[1]

Issue positions

Garcia did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Committee membership

• Environment Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Rules Committee, Arizona House of Representatives

Sponsored legislation

Garcia's sponsored bills include:

• HB 2424 - illegal dumping; penalties
• HB 2475 - unlawful employee termination; family responsibilities
• HB 2579 - presidential preference election; independent voters
• HB 2590 - cellular telephones; minors; driving use

For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.

Major donors

Below are Garcia's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[3]

Contributor	2008 total
AZ Education Assoc	$1,600
Arizona List	$500
Arizona Medical Assoc	$500
Arizona Assoc of Realtors	$500
Arizona Dental Assoc	$400

External links

• Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Martha Garcia
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004

References

v • d • e Current members of the Arizona House of Representatives House Majority Leader: John McComish (R) • House Minority Leader: David M. Lujan (D)     Lucy Mason (R) Andy Tobin (R) Christopher Deschene (D) Tom Chabin (D) Doris Goodale (R) Nancy G. McLain (R) Tom Boone (R) Judy Burges (R) Jack Brown (D) Bill Konopnicki (R) Carl Seel (R) Sam Crump (R) Ray Barnes (R) Nancy K. Barto (R) Michele Reagan (R) John Kavanagh (R) Debbie Lesko (R) Rick Murphy (R) Doug Quelland (R) Jim Weiers (R) Adam Driggs (R) Eric Meyer (D) Jerry Weiers (R) Steve B. Montenegro (R) Martha Garcia (D) Anna Tovar (D) Robert Meza (D) Chad Campbell (D) Kyrsten Sinema (D) David M. Lujan (D) Cloves Campbell Jr. (D) Ben R. Miranda (D) Ed Ableser (D) David Schapira (D) Cecil Ash (R) Steve Court (R) Rich Crandall (R) Kirk Adams (R) Rae Waters (D) John McComish (R) Warde Nichols (R) Steven B. Yarbrough (R) Andy Biggs (R) Laurin Hendrix (R) Frank Pratt (R) Barbara McGuire (D) Lynne Pancrazi (D) Russell Jones (R) Patricia Fleming (D) David Stevens (R) Vic Williams (R) Nancy Young Wright (D) Phil Lopes (D) Olivia Cajero Bedford (D) Steve Farley (D) David Bradley (D) Matt Heinz (D) Daniel Patterson (D) David Gowan (R) Frank Antenori (R) Republican (35) • Democratic (25) • Arizona Senate • Arizona House of Representatives

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