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Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia

Democratic · California · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for U.S. House, CA-42, California

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Affordable housing development, per official House website
  • Gun violence prevention, per official House website
  • Government efficiency and accountability, per official House website
Biography

Robert Garcia immigrated to the United States as a young child and became a U.S. citizen, per his campaign site. He served as Mayor of Long Beach for eight years, where he worked on tuition-free community college and a pandemic recovery package, per the campaign site. He was first elected to Congress in 2022 to represent California's 42nd District and now serves as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, per the campaign site.

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U.S. House, CA-42California · 2026

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