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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mikael A. Garcia ably serves his fellow Texans as |
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legislative director for State Representative Aaron Pena; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to public service, Mr. Garcia has assisted |
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Representative Pena in working to make Texas elections more |
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transparent, free, and fair; he has volunteered his time to support |
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the representative in the establishment of the Hispanic Republican |
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Conference, a new caucus of Hispanic legislators; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia was born on March 25, 1988, and is the son |
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of Ernesto and Nannette Garcia and the grandson of Beulah Gonzalez |
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and Jose Leon and Margarita Garcia; he graduated from Sharyland |
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High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and |
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the leader of the trumpet section; with a deep love for music, he |
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also played in Mariachi Sol Azteca and Mariachi los Gavilanes on |
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weekends; and |
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WHEREAS, After enrolling at The University of Texas at |
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Austin, Mr. Garcia studied history, English, philosophy, rhetoric, |
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and economics and gained experience in politics before graduating |
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with a bachelor's degree in government; while a student, he wrote |
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political opinion columns for the Daily Texan and was elected to two |
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terms as president of the UT College Republicans; in addition, he |
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interned for the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; |
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during the administration of former president George W. Bush, he |
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interned in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and he |
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received honorary citizenship from the city of Harrisburg, |
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Pennsylvania, for coordinating a meeting between its mayor and the |
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president; he worked for two political campaigns as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Mikael Garcia performs his duties with diligence, |
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professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to excellence, and he |
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may indeed take pride in his noteworthy contributions; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Mikael A. Garcia for his outstanding |
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service as legislative director for the office of State |
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Representative Aaron Pena and extend to him warmest best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |