vote. A third candidate, Lenard Nelson, won 6% as a Libertarian. During the campaign, Seaman had mailed out many circulars criticizing Garcia, as did Garcia of Seaman. A scandal involving Seaman and the homestead exemption, though, also became an issue. On the morning after the election, Seaman had led by a narrow 24 votes, as there were three precincts in San Patricio still pending counts. By 9 p.m., though, the votes, hand-counted, gave Garcia the seat. Garcia was defeated for re-election in 2008 by Republican Todd Ames Hunter, a lawyer from Corpus Christi who previously served in the House from Districts 36 (1989-1993) and District 32 (1993-1997), each of those eight years as a Democrat. The final tally was 50.13% for Hunter, 46.79% for Garcia, and 3.06% for returning Libertarian candidate Leonard Nelson. Garcia conceded on election night. Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), 2009–2015 In 2009, Garcia was nominated as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) by President of the United States Barack Obama. Garcia was confirmed by the Senate Armed Services Committee on August 5, 2009. His nomination proceeded to the full Senate, where he was confirmed on September 16, 2009. Amazon In 2015, Garcia joined Amazon as its Global Leader for Career Advancement. References Biography of Garcia on the website of the Secretary of the Navy News story on announcement of Garcia's appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) External links Navy Biography Texas House of Representatives - Juan Garcia - official TX House website Juan Garcia for State Representative - official campaign website Swearing in photos by Richard A. Salazar on Facebook official page for House State Texas Race on YouTube 1966 births Living people United States Department of Defense officials United States Assistant Secretaries of the Navy Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas Obama administration personnel Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives White House Fellows Harvard Kennedy School alumni Harvard Law School alumni 21st-century American politicians