[citation needed] His first job after graduating was in the law office of his brothers Juan B. García Méndez (who was a reputable civil practice lawyer) and Manuel A. García Méndez (who was a proficient criminal lawyer).
He became the youngest person to be elected as President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, at the age of 30, starting his first term in 1933.
These movement caused his withdrawal from the Republican Union and his collaboration in the organization of which came to be known as Tripartite Puerto Rican Unification.
[2] In 1940, he ran as candidate of the Unification for Resident Commissioner and in 1941 was chosen vice-president of that political collectivity.
As head of the Republican Statehood Party, García Méndez boycotted the 1967 status referendum, saying he objected because the results would be non-binding.
García Méndez was known as "El Pitirre" because of his skills in political debates and ability to mesmerize crowds[dubious – discuss] while speaking in public.
García Méndez founded the Western Federal Savings and Loan Association of Puerto Rico (now Westernbank) on March 1, 1958.
On April 30, 2010, Westernbank, its wholly owned bank subsidiary, failed and its deposits and assets were seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and subsequently sold to Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
The same constructed the Beach Tower and Park Plaza in Isla Verde, the Ashford Imperial in Condado among others.
[citation needed] He married Fredeswinda Ramirez de Arellano Bartoli on June 25, 1926, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
[5] Among the other honors are "Paseo Miguel Angel García Méndez" in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and a statue of him which was placed in the Capitol Building on February 13, 2006.