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NESTOR R. GARCIA, was born on February 13, 1957 (also his mother's birthday), and currently serves as one of nine members on the Honolulu City Council. He was officially sworn into office on January 2, 2003 and was re-elected to four-year terms in 2004 and 2008. Nestor currently serves as Chair of the Budget Committee, and is the Council's Vice Chairperson. He also serves on the Executive Matters, Public Infrastructure, and Transportation and Planning committees. He is the past chair of the Transportation and Planning Committee. |
Other Facts About Nestor
Prior to his election to the City Council, Nestor served four terms in the State House of Representatives and was a member of the majority leadership team -- as co-Whip for the majority caucus.
With respect to House standing committees, Garcia served as the Chairman of the Public Safety & Military Affairs Committee, with jurisdiction over the state prison and parole system, and oversaw matters of interest and concern between the State and the U.S. armed forces. Nestor was also Vice-Chairman of the Labor Committee, and served as a member of the Education, Higher Education and the Transportation committees.
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This is Garcia's first term chairing the budget committee. During his six years on the Council, he chaired the Transportation committee for four-and-a-half years, and the Parks Committee for a year-and-a-half. During the time he chaired the Transportation committee, he also served alternately, as Chair and Vice Chair of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization OMPO).
During this past year he served as President of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and was recently elected Vice President of the organization.
In 2006, Garcia also launched a bid to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Congressional District 2. He was one of nine Democrats in the primary, including the eventual general election winner, Mazie Hirono.
Nestor is most recognized from the work he did as an on-camera investigative reporter for KHON from 1981-1991.
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In 1991, Nestor left KHON to join the staff of Hawaii's senior U.S. Senator, Daniel K. Inouye, as his press secretary. It was in this capacity that Nestor realized the importance of doing all you can to help people in need, and fueled his desire to become a public servant to do more for the people of Hawaii.
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