Politics & Government

Marilinda Garcia named RNC 'Rising Star'

Salem state rep is speaking at the RNC summer meeting in Boston on Thursday.

State Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R-Salem) is participating in the Republican National Committee's "Rising Stars" Town Hall during the RNC's summer meeting today in Boston.

The new program is designed to highlight Republicans who are "new voices in the party," according to the RNC.

Garcia, 30, is a four-term member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, where she sits on the House Finance Committee. 

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Other "Rising Stars" in the RNC spotlight today are: Karin Agness, founder and president of the Network of enlightened Women, Scott G. Erickson, Heritage Foundation writer and San Jose police officer, and T.W. Shannon, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The RNC summer meeting is in Boston Aug. 14-16.


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