- Bonnie Garcia
Infobox State Representative
name =Bonnie Garcia
state_assembly =California
district =80th
term_start3 =2002
term_end3 =
preceded3 =David G. Kelley
succeeded3 =Incumbent
nationality =American
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =
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profession =Politician
alma_mater =Southern Illinois University
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party=RepublicanBonnie Garcia (R-Cathedral City) is the representative of California's 80th Assembly District, serving eastern
Riverside County and all ofImperial County .Assemblywoman Garcia was elected to the post in 2002, being the first
Hispanic woman to represent the district. By 2004, Garcia had become a member of GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger 's transition team after the recall election againstGray Davis and was named as one of California's delegates to theRepublican National Convention .Garcia was one of five children born in Manhattan's
Lower East Side to a young Puerto Rican couple who divorced soon after her birth. At age thirty-eight, after years of night classes, Garcia earned aBachelor of Science degree in workforce development fromSouthern Illinois University .Governor Schwarzenegger's off-the-cuff comments made
September 7 ,2006 on the temperament of Latin individuals are claimed by him and his campaign to be made in part due to his close working relationship with Garcia and her own admittedly "fiery temperament." Stock footage shown on theFox News Channel in relation to the issue shows Garcia standing to the governor's right and Garcia, a fellow Republican, stated that she was "not offended by the Governor's comments."Schwarzenegger referred to Garcia as "very hot" and went on to say "I mean, they
[ Cuba ns and Puerto Ricans] are all very hot...they have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them and together that makes it" (see [http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-tapedmtgs,0,4398594.story?coll=ktla-news-1] ).In October 2006 Garcia told a Young Republicans' Club at La Quinta High School that the governor had a good body and she "wouldn't kick him out of bed." Upon facing criticism, she apologized if anyone took her seriously. [http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5544595&nav=9qrx]
She is ineligible to seek reelection to the State Assembly in 2008 due to term limits.
External links and references
* [http://www.bonniegarcia.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx Official Website]
* [http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/a80/index.aspx Official Assembly Page]
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