H.R. No. 2431
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mikael A. Garcia ably serves his fellow Texans as
legislative director for State Representative Aaron Pena; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to public service, Mr. Garcia has assisted
Representative Pena in working to make Texas elections more
transparent, free, and fair; he has volunteered his time to support
the representative in the establishment of the Hispanic Republican
Conference, a new caucus of Hispanic legislators; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia was born on March 25, 1988, and is the son
of Ernesto and Nannette Garcia and the grandson of Beulah Gonzalez
and Jose Leon and Margarita Garcia; he graduated from Sharyland
High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and
the leader of the trumpet section; with a deep love for music, he
also played in Mariachi Sol Azteca and Mariachi los Gavilanes on
weekends; and
WHEREAS, After enrolling at The University of Texas at
Austin, Mr. Garcia studied history, English, philosophy, rhetoric,
and economics and gained experience in politics before graduating
with a bachelor's degree in government; while a student, he wrote
political opinion columns for the Daily Texan and was elected to two
terms as president of the UT College Republicans; in addition, he
interned for the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress;
during the administration of former president George W. Bush, he
interned in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and he
received honorary citizenship from the city of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, for coordinating a meeting between its mayor and the
president; he worked for two political campaigns as well; and
WHEREAS, Mikael Garcia performs his duties with diligence,
professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to excellence, and he
may indeed take pride in his noteworthy contributions; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Mikael A. Garcia for his outstanding
service as legislative director for the office of State
Representative Aaron Pena and extend to him warmest best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Pena
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2431 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House