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Marz Garcia

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1978 Republican SD-10 88248 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Marz J. Garcia
Born: February 16, 1937 in New York, New York
Married: Nancy
Children: Marz and Quin
Military Service: ARMY

1982: Primary Candidate for Lieutenant Governor (Lost; 25%)
1984: Primary Candidate for SD-11 (Lost; 28.5%)
1986: Primary Candidate for Controller (Lost; 7.4%)
1991-1992: Director, Office of Administrative Law
1993-1994: Administrator, California Department of Savings and Loan
1994-1995: Member, Public Employment Relations Board

  • Garcia dropped out of High School at 16 and enlisted in the Army. He later passed the GED, attended Hastings College of Law, and pursued a PhD at Washington State.

Source: California Assembly Handbook (1979)
Source: "Garcia doesn't need rhetoric to reach 75s singles final" by John Reid, San Jose Mercury News (8/14/2013)