Who is John Garcia?

Running for Lake County Surveyor on the Democrat side (against George Van Til), I heard that he was an engineer. He's not:

John Garcia
Commissioner John Garcia from
Highland, Indiana, is a graduate of Purdue
University Calumet, having earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in
construction technology. He has worked
in engineering and construction for more
than 28 years. His experience includes
staff assignments, administration and
management of public works, and
commercial and private land development
projects under the employ of engineering
firms. Additionally, he has served as city
engineer and Board of Public Works
member for the City of East Chicago.
Mr. Garcia has been self-employed for the
past 12 years and is the president of
Garcia Consulting, an engineering
consulting firm. The company advises
local communities and private
development clients and has a staff of 12
employees. Mr. Garcia was appointed to
the Commission by Governor Frank
O’Bannon on July 1, 1997. When his
term expired in 2005, he agreed to serve
until reappointed or until his successor is
appointed.

He is not licensed in the state of Indiana as a professional engineer. I find it hard to believe that you could be the city engineer without being a degreed engineer and holding a professional engineering license.

I also heard that this guy got more votes in Highland last time than George Van Til did in the primary. I think that speaks volumes about George Van Til. Van Til is Surveyor of Gary, those are the people that put him in office.