Full Name:
Valdemar 'Valde' Garcia
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karla; 2 Children
Birth Date:
11/27/1958
Birth Place:
Saint. John's, MI
Home City:
Howell, MI
Religion:
Baptist
BA, Political Science/History, Cedarville University, 1981
Senator
Senate
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 1998-2001
Ovid Village Councilman, 1994-1997
Commissioner, President's Commission on White House Fellows, 2001-present
Second Vice-Chair, Clinton County Republican Party
Commissioner, Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs, 1998-1999
Major, United States Army Reserve Officer, 1991-present
Colonel, Michigan Army National Guard
Territory Manager, National Federation of Independent Business, 1997-1998
Teacher, Lainsburg Christian School, 1995-1997
Chief of Staff, State Senator Doug Carl/State Senator Mike Rogers, 1992-1995
Captain, United States Army, Operation Desert Storm, 1981-1991
Legislative Aide, State Senator Harmon Cropsey, 1990
Saint John's American Legion, 1992-present
Honorary Board Member, Congressional Youth Leadership Council
Experience, Saint John's Area Chamber of Commerce
Member, Saint John's First Baptist Church
Saint John's Rotary Club, 1998-2002