Yanira Garcia
NE · Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha Board Member, District 3
Yanira Garcia is an Omaha transit board member with a master's degree in media communication who has served on a Habitat for Humanity volunteer board. She has called for steadier bus funding through grants and advertising, more public input, and step-by-step service growth.
Where Yanira Garcia stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted with the Metro Transit board to approve the 2027 element of Metro Transit's Transportation Improvement Program, which programs about $19 million in federal transit funds and about $4.8 million in local matching funds for bus maintenance, equipment, paratransit and planning. The board approved it unanimously.
March 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ometro.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted with the Metro Transit board to approve the 2027 element of Metro Transit's Transportation Improvement Program, which programs about $19 million in federal transit funds and about $4.8 million in local matching funds for bus maintenance, equipment, paratransit and planning. The board approved it unanimously.
March 26, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ometro.com
Past race Yanira Garcia ran in:
- Transit District Director, Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha District 3 · incumbent