Kika de la Garza - Wikipedia
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927 – March 13, 2017) was an American lawyer, Korean War veteran, and politician who served 16 consecutive terms as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from …
Kika de la Garza, longtime House Agriculture chairman, dies
Mar 13, 2017 · MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Kika de la Garza, longtime chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died at the age of 89. De la Garza’s wife, Lucille de la Garza, said her husband died Monday morning at a …
Kika de la Garza passes away – Rio Grande Guardian
Mar 21, 2025 · Eligio “Kika” de la Garza, II (September 22, 1927 – March 13, 2017) was the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. De la Garza grew up in Mission in Hidalgo County.
Longtime Valley Congressman “Kika” de la Garza passes at 89 - mySA
Mar 13, 2017 · A Hispanic pioneer in the world of state and national politics, former Congressman Eligio “Kika” de la Garza died Monday in a McAllen hospital.
Former Rep. Eligio ‘Kika’ de la Garza Dies at 89 - Roll Call
Mar 14, 2017 · In 1978, Texas Democratic Rep. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza was invited to accompany his colleague Rep. Leo J. Ryan to Guyana on a fact-finding mission and escort people being held at the...
DE LA GARZA, Eligio (Kika), II | US House of Representatives: …
With his election to the U.S. House in 1964, Kika de la Garza broke through the barrier of Anglo-American political dominance in his South Texas district.
Former U.S. Rep. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza dead at 89
Mar 14, 2017 · Former U.S. Rep. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza — the first Mexican-American to represent the Rio Grande Valley in Congress, where he served for 32 years and headed the politically powerful House...
Former Ag Chairman, Latino Trailblazer Eligio 'Kika' de la ... - NBC …
Mar 14, 2017 · Trailblazer Eligio "Kika" De La Garza II, the first Mexican American to represent the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in Congress and former House Agriculture Committee chairman, has died. He was 89.
Rep. Cuellar Issues Statement on Passing of Former U.S. Rep. Kika …
Mar 13, 2017 · “I am saddened by the news that former Congressman Eligio ‘Kika’ de la Garza II has passed away. Coming from the border in South Texas, Kika brought a new worldview to Congress and was a pioneer that lead the way for more Hispanics to fully participate in our nation’s legislative process.
Rep. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza [D-TX15, 1965-1996], former ...
Legislative profile for Rep. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza [D-TX15, 1965-1996], the former Representative from Texas