Laura Garza
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Laura Garza is an American socialist perennial candidate, garment worker, and member of UNITE HERE Local 187.
Political career
[edit | edit source]Garza ran twice for public office in Florida; 1993 for Mayor of Miami, and 1994 for United States House of Representatives in Florida's 21st congressional district.[1] Both efforts were unsuccessful.[2]
Garza ran as the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) candidate for Vice President in 1996. She and running mate James Harris received 8,463 votes.
Garza has been an unsuccessful candidate for Boston City Council three times; 2003 and 2005 as an at-large candidate, and 2009 as a candidate for the District 1 seat.
Garza was the 2006 SWP candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville and about three quarters of Boston. She was the sole challenger to Democratic incumbent Mike Capuano, to whom she lost, receiving 12,390 votes, 9% of the total.
She was a 'No Party Preference' candidate for California's United States Senate seat in 2024. In California's jungle primary, Garza finished with 34,529 votes, good for tenth out of 27 candidates. She received the most votes for any candidate who was not running as a Democrat or Republican.
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Ted Leonard, "Socialist candidates in Massachusetts: U.S. hands off Cuba!", The Militant 70(33), 4 September 2006.
- James Harris and Laura Garza, "'Anti-Terrorist' Measures Aimed At Working Class", The Militant 69(20), 19 August 1996.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Garza election records at ourcampaigns.com
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- Living people
- UNITE HERE
- Women in Massachusetts politics
- Socialist Workers Party (United States) vice presidential nominees
- Female candidates for Vice President of the United States
- 1996 United States vice-presidential candidates
- Trade unionists from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American women
- 20th-century Florida politicians