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'Bonnie Garcia' ((R)-Cathedral City) is the representative of California's 80th Assembly District, serving eastern Riverside County and all of Imperial County.
Assemblywoman Garcia was elected to the post in 2002, becoming both the first Latina to represent the district and the only Latina Republican in the California State Legislature. By 2004, Garcia had become a member of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's transition team after the recall election against Gray Davis and was named as one of California's delegates to the Republican 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 a Bachelor of Science degree in workforce development from Southern 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 the Fox 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 [Cubans 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[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.
A student of La Quinta High School named Shawn Haskett told local TV station KMIR6 that Garcia had proposed possible sexual relations between the two at a recent visit back to La Quinta High School,however when the students parent's were notified by the news station, Shawn then quickly retracted the statement and apoligized for lying to friends, and teachers at the local school.
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There is also a Bonnie Garcia that is the President of Market Vision which is a hispanic advertising agency in Texas.

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Bonnie Garcia and Human Rights

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Bonnie Garcia and Human Rights

Ms. Garcia opposes California Assembly Bill 1668, which would mandate open formats for state government. In doing so, she refuses to acknowledge the right to information access. (see video of her testimony in opposition to AB 1668) BytesFree.org has labelled her its top target in the upcoming primaries.

External links and references

★ Official Website