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 Pauls 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.