Alex Avery Garza (born February 13, 1994) is an American politician serving on the

Wayne County Commission The Wayne County Commission is the legislative body for Wayne County, Michigan. It is made up of 15 commissioners elected by district every two years. Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, which includes the City of Detroit, is the most populous co ...

since 2024. A

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Part ...

, he previously served as a member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...

from 2019 to 2023. Garza had political experience before his current term as State Representative. Garza was elected

Taylor Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to: People * Taylor (surname) ** List of people with surname Taylor * Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah * Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron * Justice Taylor (disambiguation) ...

City Council member, and served on the council from in 2013 and 2018 and served as legislative aide to Stephanie Chang and

Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi Tlaib ( ; born July 24, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2019, representing the state's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, sh ...

. His election in 2013 marked the first time in history a person of color held local office in Taylor, Michigan. Garza served as Mayor Pro-Tem of the Taylor City Council from 2017 until his inauguration as State Representative in 2019. Garza was the youngest Latino ever elected to the state house. In 2021, Garza announced his intention to run for mayor of Taylor. In 2024, he was appointed by the

to succeed Raymond Basham, who resigned due to health concerns.

References

External links

Alex Garza at housedems.com

Alex Garza at ballotpedia.org
Living people Hispanic and Latino American city council members Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Michigan People from Taylor, Michigan University of Michigan–Dearborn alumni Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Michigan city council members 1994 births 21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature {{Michigan-MIRepresentative-stub