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Adrian Garcia served as sheriff of Harris County, Texas, from 2008 to 2015, resigning to run for mayor of Houston. Garcia subsequently announced his challenge to Rep. Gene Green, the incumbent District 29 congressman, in the March 2016 Democratic primary.
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