Harris County
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Adrian Garcia
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- ADRIAN GARCIA
- Current role
- Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (completing second term) (per campaign)
- Background
- Youngest child of Mexican immigrants (per campaign)
- Grew up in Houston's Northside (per campaign)
- Grew up working in his father's auto repair shop (per candidate)
- Experience
- Former Harris County Sheriff
- Former Houston City Council member and mayor pro-tem (per campaign)
- Houston police officer, 23 years (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Flooding, cost of goods and housing, and access to public health"
- "I'm funding a nonprofit grocery store to bring down food costs, building more housing that families can afford"
- "I will always stand up to Trump and Abbott to protect Harris County's interests"
- Campaign site: "lowering costs for families, being a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and protecting our homes from flooding"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: says that facing a budget shortfall he made the call of "cutting wasteful spending rather than raising taxes on working families"
- Growth and infrastructure: "I'm funding a nonprofit grocery store to bring down food costs, building more housing that families can afford"
- Flooding and drainage: says he has "invested $500 million to prevent flooding; cleared over six million feet of drainage ditches"
- Public safety: "keeping our communities safe is never where we cut corners"
Claims and the record- When Garcia was Sheriff, ABC-13 report revealed that mentally ill inmate Terry Goodwin had been left for weeks in a squalid solitary cell with insects, garbage, a clogged toilet, and his own feces. Records were allegedly falsified. Garcia said he learned of the conditions only after media involvement; a former chief deputy later claimed he had previously raised concerns. Garcia launched an investigation, fired six jail officers, suspended dozens more, demoted a major, and accepted the resignation of his chief deputy. Activist Quanell X and Goodwin’s family called for Garcia’s resignation, accusing him of avoiding personal accountability.
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Campaign website
- adriangarcia.com
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