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Cassy Garcia

Cassy Garcia

  • Texas
  • Republican
Career

Commissioner for the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
Deputy State Director for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
Representative for the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Education

University of Texas at Pan American

Details

Candidate

Biography

Cassy Garcia ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 28th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. 

Garcia was born in Edinburg, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Texas at Pan American (Rio Grande Valley). 

She worked as the deputy state director for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in 2013. Prior to joining Sen. Cruz’s office, she served as a regional field representative for the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, serving as a liaison to agriculture, business, and economic development organizations at local, state, and federal levels of government. She would later be appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020 to serve as commissioner for the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. 

Sources:

Cassy Garcia. Ballotpedia. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://ballotpedia.org/Cassy_Garcia 

Home: Cassy Garcia for Texas. Cassy Garcia for TX. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.cassyforcongress.com

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