Advice from your future self

Dallas County Commissioner

ELBA GARCIA was born and raised in Mexico City. She received her education there and had her doctorate in dental surgery recertified after immigrating to the United States. Dr. Garcia owns a dental practice on Jefferson Boulevard and is married to LULAC National President Domingo Garcia. Advice for younger self: “Work hard. Study hard, and get your education. Your education is the key to your success – you will go nowhere without it. Most important, there will be people that you encounter that will tell you that you can’t succeed, that you are too small and not strong enough to be a dentist, that as an immigrant, you could never get elected to the City Council, that you’ll never be able to beat a 16-year incumbent and be elected County Commissioner. Don’t listen to them. Never let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve whatever goal you set for yourself. Never let anyone stand between you and your dreams.”