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Marilinda Garcia's Biography

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Full Name:

Marilinda 'Mari' Garcia

Gender:

Female

Birth Place:

Boston, MA

Home City:

Salem, NH

Masters, Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010

Bachelors, Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, 2006

Bachelors, Tufts University, 2006

Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 2006-2008, 2009-2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2014

Won Special Election, Experience, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, April 2009

Candidate, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, Rockingham 4, 2008

Board Member, Hispanic Caucus

Co-Chair, House Republican Alliance, New Hampshire State House of Representatives

Adjunct Faculty Member, Gordon College

Adjunct Faculty Member, Harp, Phillips Exeter Academy

Adjunct Faculty Member, Harp, Saint Paul’s School

Former Mentor/Faculty-in-Residnce, New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm's College

Former Mentor/Faculty-in-Residnce, Women's Leadership Institute, Saint Anselm's College

Member, Advisory Board, Legislative Leaders, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC)

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, Artistic Advisory Board, Young Rescuers Program, United States of America

Board Member, Chairmans Leadership Forum

Advocate, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

Member, National Advisory Board, Young Americans for Mitt Romney

Director, North East Region, National Foundation of Women Legislators

Republican, Vesta Roy Excellence in Leadership Series

Former Cultural Ambassador, Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA)

Awards:

Innovation in Healthcare Award, Disruptivate!

Young Artist Humanitarian Award, Hildegard Behrens Foundation

Integrative Healthcare Pioneer Award, National Foundation for Women Legislators

Cum Laude Graduate, Tufts University, 2006

45 Most Influential Women Under 45, Republican Security Council

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Congress needs a new generation of leaders committed to reform and results. I'm running to be one of those leaders. My goal is to encourage efficient governance through sound fiscal policy and reduced bureaucracy. At a bare minimum, elected officials in Congress should vote to prevent the federal government from being an obstacle to entrepreneurship, innovation, and limited taxation. I believe my record of four terms in the New Hampshire Legislature demonstrates my commitment to this approach, and it is something I would continue in Washington.

Washington, D.C. has become characterized by dysfunction and dishonesty. Deficit spending is ever-escalating. Obamacare and heavy-handed regulations are limiting innovation and reducing personal decision-making. Our tax system shrinks the competiveness of our country in the world economy.

The bottom line: these are great times, characterized by great challenges. I believe the people of New Hampshire have something to contribute in the great debates that lie ahead, and I would be honored to be their voice. Our New Hampshire values of small government, personal decision-making and freedom deserve an effective voice in Washington.

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