Full Name:
Mary Jane M. Garcia
Gender:
Female
Family:
Single
Birth Date:
12/24/1936
Birth Place:
Dona Ana, NM
Home City:
Dona Ana, NM
Religion:
Roman Catholic
MA, Anthropology, New Mexico State University, 1985
BA, Anthropology, New Mexico State University, 1983
BIS, New Mexico State University, 1981
AA, City College of San Francisco, 1957
Senator
Candidate, New Mexico State Senate, District 36, 2012
Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate, 1996-2012
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998
Member, Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Member, Economic & Rural Development Committee
Member, Legislative Education Study Committee
Co-Chair, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Member, Water & Natural Resources Committee
General Partner, Victoria's Nightclub, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1980-present
General Partner, Billy the Kid Gift Shop, Mesilla, New Mexico, 1972-1980
Administrative Assistant, Raymond International, Morrison Knudson, Brown and Root, and JA Jones Construction, Saigon, Republic of South Vietnam, 1966-1972
Interpreter/Translator, Hotel Balboa, Madrid, Spain and Torrejon Air Force Base, 1965
President of the Board, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association
President, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association, 1990s
Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation, New Mexico, 1990s
District Director, Women in Government, 1990s
New Mexico State Presidential Search Committee, 2000
Trustee, Memorial Medical Hospital Foundation, Las Cruces, 1988-1998
Coordinator, Mike Gonzales for Sheriff, Las Cruces, 1986
New Mexico Community Foundation, Santa Fe, 1985
Board, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association, 1984
Worked on Toney Anaya for Governor Campaign, Las Cruces, 1980
Treasurer, Toney Anaya for US Senate, Las Cruces, 1978
Coordinator, Lalo Garza for District Attorney, Las Cruces, 1976