Franklin Garcia

Franklin Garcia
Franklin Garcia
Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from the District of Columbia's at-large district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Nate Bennett-Fleming
Personal details
Born	May 24, 1969
Political party	Democratic
Education	George Washington University (BS); American University (MA)

Franklin Garcia (born May 24, 1969) is an American politician currently serving as the shadow member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia, a position he has held since January 2015.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and career

Franklin Garcia attended the George Washington University (B.A. Finance) and American University (M.A. Financial Economics for Public Policy). Upon completing his education, Garcia began his political career by holding key positions in the campaigns of various political figures, including Hillary Clinton, former D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty, Dominican president Leonel Fernandez and others.

Prior to becoming the District of Columbia's shadow representative, Garcia was the president and founder of the D.C. Latino Caucus and is currently serving as the president of the DC Latino Leadership Council.

Writing career

Garcia is a well known writer and has contributed to major publications such as Huffington Post and Examiner. Garcia also writes for the Metropolitan D.C. area local newspaper, El Ojo Latino.

DCiReporter

Garcia is the founder and producer of the DCTV show, DCiReporter. The show highlights important happenings around the D.C. area. The show has been praised for its hyper-local content, and was awarded the DCTV award for "News Show of the Year" in 2015. The show has also included tributes for local D.C. figures, such as former mayor Marion Barry and civil rights activist Julian Bond.

D.C. statehood

Franklin Garcia was first elected in 2014 as a member of the District of Columbia congressional shadow delegation, serving alongside shadow senators Michael D. Brown and Paul Strauss. Because D.C. is not considered a state, neither Garcia nor his delegation counterparts have a voting seat in Congress. The mission of the delegation is to achieve statehood via the admission of the District of Columbia as the 51st state of the union. Garcia promotes the D.C. statehood mission by public speaking, community outreach events, and also by regularly meeting with fellow U.S. representatives on Capitol Hill to gain co-sponsorship for H.R. 317 (New Columbia Admissions Act.) Garcia informs the public on recent statehood news through the show "D.C. Statehood Today" which airs on DCTV and also streams on YouTube. He was reelected in 2016 and 2018, but declined to run for a fourth term in 2020 in favor of seeking at at-large seat on the D.C. city council.[2]

Philanthropy

In addition to his work in statehood, Franklin Garcia has been praised for his service to the community. Garcia is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and has also collaborated with local service organizations, including Foundation Angie, an LGBT support group and organization, Carlos Rosario and Richard Wright Public Charter Schools, DC Immersion Program and more. In July 2015, Garcia announced plans for a protest against Donald Trump following Trump's comments on the Latino immigrant population in America. The protest was deemed successful and Garcia was praised for acting as a voice for the Latino community.

Garcia has also contributed to local organizations during the holidays, including the annual event "Tiempo De Dar" where hundreds of toys are given to children in the metropolitan D.C. area.

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References

"District of Columbia Election Results". New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
"District of Columbia Board of Elections List of Candidates" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Nate Bennett-Fleming	Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district 2015–present	Incumbent

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[1] "District of Columbia Election Results". New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[DCBOE-2] "District of Columbia Board of Elections List of Candidates" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.