MEET RAMIRO GARCIA
Lansing Born. Lansing Raised. Lansing Taught.
Ramiro graduating from Lansing Eastern High School, Class of 2016.
Ramiro Garcia is a lifelong Lansing resident, a proud graduate of Lansing Public Schools, and a public servant who has spent his career working on the policies and public institutions that affect families across Michigan.
Growing up on Lansing’s east side, Ramiro’s connection to Lansing Public Schools goes way back. Both of his parents graduated from the district and his grandmother spent time serving students at Riddle Elementary. After attending Bingham Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Pattengill Middle School, he graduated from Eastern High School in 2016.
For Ramiro, this is his home. If given the opportunity to serve on the Lansing School Board, he is ready to serve the community that raised him.
Ramiro hosting a candidate forum on Latino issues in the community.
Ramiro participating in the Proud to Be LSD Back to School 5K.
Ramiro has been a dedicated public servant, turning ideas into policy and connecting people to the institutions meant to serve them. His work in the Michigan House of Representatives entails supporting constituents in navigating the state government, drafting legislation, working on the state budget, and engaging with stakeholders. Doing this work has shown him the importance of representation in all aspects of governing, at all levels.
As a young Latino, Ramiro has entered spaces where few people share his background and experiences. Nevertheless, he makes the voice of his communities heard. The voices of generations of migrant farm workers, like his family and neighbors; the voices of young people who are eager to pursue their dreams.
Beyond his work at the Capitol, Ramiro has worked to turn out the local votes of marginalized voices within the broader Lansing community. He also participated in the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab while completing his graduate studies. With his wealth of experience and his public profile, he is ready to work to support our public schools, our students, their families, and the greater Lansing community.
Ramiro engaging with the Lansing community and schools.
Lansing remains Ramiro’s home, deeply rooted in the community that raised him. His connection is deeply tied to his family. Growing up in a union household, he saw the importance of what organized labor meant for working families. His father, Angel Garcia, is a retired union member, his grandparents, migrant farm laborers from Mexico, have shown him the importance of fostering opportunity and work through public service,
As Ramiro's career has grown, he has ingrained to the community where it began. In 2025, Cafecito Caliente recognized him as its Rising Star of the Year, citing his public service and work to expand Latino representation in government and policy spaces.
He can also frequently be found at Lansing neighborhood events, school activities, community meetings, and, while campaigning, walking neighborhood after neighborhood talking with residents at their doors.
Ten years after graduating from Eastern High School, Ramiro is now asking Lansing residents for the opportunity to serve the same school district that helped raise him.
For him, the decision is personal because he knows what Lansing Schools made possible in his own life. He remembers the teachers and staff who encouraged him, he knows what it meant to receive the Lansing Promise that opened doors after graduation. Now, after years spent studying public policy, teaching it, and working inside the state government, he is running to bring those experiences home.
Ramiro believes serving on the school board also means remaining accountable to the community outside the boardroom. That is why he has spent his campaign visiting schools and district programs, talking with educators and students, eating the same school lunches students are served, attending community events, and knocking doors across Lansing.
His path has taken him from Lansing classrooms to Lansing Community College, to Central Michigan University, the University of Michigan, the Michigan Capitol, and national policy organizations.
But it started here. Lansing raised Ramiro. Now he is running for the opportunity to give back to the community that gave him his start.