Sylvia R. Garcia represents Texas's 29th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. She serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Ethics Committee, with subcommittee assignments including Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, as well as Housing and Insurance. Before her election to Congress, Garcia served in the Texas State Senate and as a Harris County Commissioner and municipal court judge.

Name

Sylvia R. Garcia

Party

Democratic

State

Texas

District

TX-29

Committees

Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee, Ethics Committee, Financial Services Committee

Key Fact 1

Sylvia R. Garcia represents Texas's 29th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Key Fact 2

She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Key Fact 3

Garcia serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Ethics Committee.

Key Fact 4

Her subcommittee assignments include the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee and the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee.

Key Fact 5

Prior to Congress, she served in the Texas State Senate representing District 6.

Key Fact 6

Garcia previously served as a Harris County Commissioner and as Presiding Judge of the Houston Municipal System.

Key Fact 7

She was one of the House managers during the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in 2020.

Key Fact 8

Garcia is the first Latina to represent Texas's 29th Congressional District.

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