Edward D. Garza
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ed Garza
| image = Former Mayor Ed Garza supporters TJHS Feb 18 2009 Creative Commons IMG 0015.jpg
| office = Mayor of San Antonio
| term_start = June 1, 2001
| term_end = June 7, 2005
| predecessor = Howard W. Peak
| successor = Phil Hardberger
| office1 = Member of the San Antonio City Council
from the 7th district
| term_start1 =
| term_end1 = July 1, 2001
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Julian Castro
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Anna Garza
| alma_mater = Texas A&M University, College Station (BS, MS)
}}
Edward D. Garza (born 1969), is an American politician and a professional urban planner. From 2001 to 2005, he served as mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Elected at the age of 32, he is the youngest person to become mayor of San Antonio and only the second person of Hispanic descent to hold the office since the election of Henry Cisneros in 1981.
Biography
=Early life and education=
A native of San Antonio, Garza graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1986. He attended the University of Texas at Austin studying Business Administration for two years before transferring to Texas A&M University in College Station, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture in 1992 and a Master of Science in Land Development in 1994.{{cite web |title=Ed Garza |url=https://www.saisd.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=448%3Aed-garza&catid=14%3Aboard-of-trustees-left&Itemid=8 |website=San Antonio Independent School District |accessdate=10 September 2019}}
=Career=
In 2010, Garza was the president and CEO of the urban development and investment firm Zane Garway. He was previously a principal in the firm AECOM. Garza has also held adjunct professor positions at the University of Texas at San Antonio and St. Mary's University.
Garza's political career includes two terms on the San Antonio City Council, two terms as Mayor of San Antonio, and as of 2009, a trustee of the San Antonio Independent School District.{{cite news|first=Michelle|last=De La Rosa|title=San Antonio ISD: Once mayor, Garza is now a trustee|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/San_Antonio_ISD_Once_mayor_Garza_is_now_a_trustee.html|work=San Antonio Express-News|date=2009-05-10|access-date=2009-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513050107/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/San_Antonio_ISD_Once_mayor_Garza_is_now_a_trustee.html|archive-date=2009-05-13|url-status=dead}}
Though a Democrat, all of Garza's offices have thus far been nonpartisan. In 2010, Garza endorsed the reelection of Republican Governor Rick Perry in the November 2 general election against the Democratic nominee, Bill White, former mayor of Houston and former state party chairman.{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=35251|title=Former San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza Backs Perry Reelection|publisher=texasinsider.org|accessdate=October 17, 2010}}
=Personal life=
Awards and recognition
- 2004: Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Architecture at Texas A&M University{{cite news |title=Excellence awarded; 10 former students honored as College of Architecture's 2004 Outstanding Alumni |url=http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/newsletters/spring2005/alumni.html |work=College of Architecture Newsletter |publisher=Texas A&M University |date=Spring 2005 |access-date=2009-08-05 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720055926/http://archone.tamu.edu/college/news/newsletters/spring2005/alumni.html |url-status=dead }}
- 2011: Named to Advisory Board of academic coaching program iCue Network{{Cite web|title=Academic Coaching Site Adds Former San Antonio Mayor to Advisory Board|url=http://blog.icuenetwork.com/ed-garza|work=iCue Network|accessdate=December 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205181141/http://blog.icuenetwork.com/ed-garza/|archive-date=February 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}
References
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{{Mayors of San Antonio, Texas}}
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Category:21st-century mayors of places in Texas
Category:American politicians of Mexican descent
Category:Businesspeople from Louisiana
Category:Hispanic and Latino American mayors in Texas
Category:Jefferson High School (San Antonio, Texas) alumni
Category:Mayors of San Antonio
Category:McCombs School of Business alumni
Category:San Antonio City Council members
Category:St. Mary's University, Texas faculty