Domingo García (politician)

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Domingo García
51st President of the LULAC
Assumed office
August 2018
Preceded byRoger C. Rocha Jr.
Personal details
BornTexas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Texas (BA)
Texas Southern University (JD)
El Colegio de Mexico (MA)

Domingo García is an American lawyer and politician. He serves as the 51st President of LULAC. He previously served as a member of the Dallas City Council, Mayor Pro Tem of Dallas, and a member of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]

Early life and career[]

García earned his J.D. degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston in 1983, and then worked as a personal injury lawyer.

Elected office[]

García was first elected to the Dallas City Council in 1991 and served until 1995. He was elected Mayor Pro Tem of Dallas in 1993 and became the first Latino to hold that post. He served in the Texas House of Representatives for three terms. He was the co-author of HB1403, known as the Texas Instate-Tuition Act, or the Texas Dream Act. This bill was the first in the country to allow undocumented students from Texas high schools to pay in-state tuition at Texas State Universities.[2]

Campaigns[]

García was a candidate in Dallas's 2002 mayoral special election, but did not win.[3] He also ran for the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 elections but lost 49% to 50%.[4] He opted not to run for Congress in 2014.[5]

LULAC[]

García has been the national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) since 2018.

References[]

  1. ^ "LULAC National President Domingo Garcia". LULAC. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ Valenzuela, Angela. "Texas Dream Act (House Bill 1403)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Dallas County Dallas (DISD Special Election) January 19, 2002 Unofficial Group Cumulative Media Report". Dallas County. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ Jeffers, Jr., Gromer. "Domingo Garcia to announce his candidacy for Congress Thursday". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ Jeffers, Jr., Gromer. "Domingo Garcia won't seek rematch against incumbent Marc Veasey for Congress". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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