De la Garza, E. (Eligio), 1927-2017
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927 – March 13, 2017) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997.
Born in Mercedes, Texas and raised in Mission, Texas, he graduated from Mission High School before serving in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946. He continued his education at Edinburg Junior College and the U.S. Army Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. From 1950 to 1952, de la Garza served in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Korean War as a second lieutenant with the 37th Division Artillery. He earned a law degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio after he was discharged from the army. De la Garza began his political career after he returned from his army service in Korea, winning election to the Texas house of representatives in 1951, serving in that body from 1952 to 1964 while working as a lawyer in the Rio Grande Valley.
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