Joe Garcia

Joe Garcia
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 26th district
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	David Rivera (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Carlos Curbelo
Chair of the Florida Public Service Commission
In office January 1999 – June 30, 2000
Governor	Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush
Preceded by	Julia Johnson
Succeeded by	E. Leon Jacobs Jr.
Commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission
In office August 19, 1994 – June 30, 2000
Governor	Lawton Chiles Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush
Preceded by	Luis J. Lauredo
Succeeded by	Braulio L. Baez
Personal details
Born	José Antonio Garcia, Jr. (1963-10-12) October 12, 1963 (age 60) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Aileen Ugalde (m. 1992-2012)
Children	1
Residence	Miami, Florida
Education	University of Miami (BA, JD)

José Antonio Garcia Jr. (born October 12, 1963), known as Joe Garcia, is an American attorney and politician. Garcia represented Florida's 26th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. A Democrat, Garcia represented most of western Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys in Congress.

Garcia previously served as executive director of the Cuban American National Foundation and in the Department of Energy. In 2021, Garcia became a registered lobbyist on behalf of the government of Ethiopia.^[1]