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Garza, Jr., Antonio O. "Tony "
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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Antonio O. "Tony " Garza, Jr. |
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, Texas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 07, 1959
(65 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia
Aug 22, 2010 01:21pm |
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| Info | Before being sworn in as Ambassador, Mr. Garza was Texas' 41st Railroad Commissioner. Elected in 1998, Ambassador Garza became the first Hispanic Republican elected to statewide office in Texas history. As Railroad Commissioner, he was committed to keeping the energy sector strong and healthy.
Ambassador Garza was a member of the official U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Peru's President Alejandro Toledo in 2001. He also attended the White House State Dinner honoring President and Mrs. Vicente Fox in 2001 and a dinner at the Crawford Ranch for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, Ambassador Garza has served on presidential delegations to observe federal elections and voter registration drives in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
In 1994, shortly after George W. Bush became Governor-elect, he made his first appointment, naming Ambassador Garza as Texas' 99th Secretary of State and a Senior Advisor. During his 3-year tenure as the State's Chief Elections Officer, he worked with the 74th and 75th Legislatures to reform Texas Election Law. As a Senior Advisor to then-Governor Bush, Ambassador Garza served as the lead liaison on border and Mexico affairs, working on issues as diverse as free trade, the environment and other border-specific concerns.
At the state level, in addition to oil and gas regulatory matters, Ambassador Garza was involved in a number of other issues. He served on Governor Rick Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities. Ambassador Garza also served on the Advisory Board of the George W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Exes, the alumni association for The University of Texas at Austin.
Prior to his election as Railroad Commissioner in 1998, Ambassador Garza was a partner in the Austin office of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., a Houston-based law firm.
In 1988, Ambassador Garza was the first Republican elected to countywide office in traditionally Democratic South Texas. He was re-elected with nearly 60% of the vote, and continued to serve as Cameron County Judge until 1995.
Ambassador Garza received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and was recognized as one of five Outstanding Young Texas Exes in 1989. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1983 from Southern Methodist University School of Law. In February of 2001, Ambassador Garza received the SMU School of Law's Distinguished Alumnus Award. Hispanic Business Magazine has twice named him one of its "Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics."
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