JOE GARCIA

Former Congressman Joe Garcia, who served Florida’s 26th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, joined the team at Mercury as Co-Chairman and will expand its capabilities in Miami and across the nation.

During his time in Congress, Rep. Garcia served on the Committee on the Judiciary, including the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Border Security, and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. Garcia was also an integral member of the Committee on Natural Resources, including its Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources; Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs; and Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Prior to his time on Capitol Hill, Garcia served in the executive branch. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed – and the United States Senate unanimously confirmed – Garcia to the Department of Energy as Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. Garcia is also former Chairman and member of the Florida Public Service Commission, where he served on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC,) and vice chair of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC.)

Throughout his career, Garcia held positions on a wide variety of state and federal projects, including: an advisor on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Joint Board; and advisor for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC.) Garcia also served as board member and Executive Director of the Cuban American National Foundation, an advocacy voice for human rights issues, and as Director of the Cuban Exodus Relief Fund, a refugee resettlement group organization.

Garcia is a member of the Florida Bar, and holds both his BA and JD from the University of Miami.