CARLOS "CHARLIE"
GARZA
DISTRICT 101 STATE REPRESENTATIVE

United States Navy
Years of Service: 1979-1999 (Honorably discharged)
Rank: Chief Petty Officer (Submarine Service)
Awards:
Submarive Warfare Insignia
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (6)
54 Letters of Commendation
National Defense Service Medal
Voluntary Service Medal for community service
Good Conduct Medal (5) and;
Numerous other unit and service awards

Community Involvement
State Republican Executive Committee Senate District 29
Platform Committee Member of the Education Subcommitee
State Board of Education District 1 (elected 2010)
U.S. Military Academy Nomination Selection Committee appointed by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
Chairman of the Texas Armed Forces Scholarship Committee
Chairman of the UIL Advisory Council
Usher at Calvary Baptist Church
Student Scholarship Run

Special Recognitions
Superintendent's Outstanding Volunteer Award
Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year
National Dean's List
President's List
Dean's List
National Who's Who Among Students
Talent Roster of Outstanding Minority Students
Nominated to be under Secretary of Homeland Security by U.S. Senator John Warner, U.S. Senator George Allen and Congressman J. Randy Forbes
Nominated Commisioner of Education Texas