Adrian Garcia
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Adrian Garcia is the Sheriff of Harris County, Texas
. He defeated Tommy Thomas in 2008, who had been the sheriff for 14 years. Adrian Garcia spent 23 years with the Houston Police Department before serving as Sheriff to Harris County. Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier appointed Sheriff Garcia to the position of HPD’s liaison to the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office And in 1999, Adrian was named Director of this anti-gang effort.
After leaving HPD, Adrian served six years as a Houston City Councilman eventually becoming Mayor Pro-Tempore under former Mayor Bill White.
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
. He defeated Tommy Thomas in 2008, who had been the sheriff for 14 years. Adrian Garcia spent 23 years with the Houston Police Department before serving as Sheriff to Harris County. Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier appointed Sheriff Garcia to the position of HPD’s liaison to the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office And in 1999, Adrian was named Director of this anti-gang effort.
After leaving HPD, Adrian served six years as a Houston City Councilman eventually becoming Mayor Pro-Tempore under former Mayor Bill White.