Garcia, Robert | Person

Biography

Robert Julio Garcia (born December 2, 1977) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, California, from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor, as well as the first Latino to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be mayor of Long Beach, after Republican Eunice Sato, a Japanese American who served from 1980 to 1982. A former member of the Long Beach City Council, he was vice mayor from 2012 to 2014. Garcia was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections. He is the first Peruvian American to be elected to Congress, and was one of the leading figures in the expulsion of George Santos.

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Core attributes

Current office: Representative
Office level: federal
Canonical name: Garcia, Robert
First name: Robert
Last name: Garcia
Occupation: —
Education: —
Year of birth: —

Races

California 42nd Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
California 42nd Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
California 42nd Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C

Campaign finance

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2026 cycle

Coverage: 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31
Source: Derived from itemized transactions
Outside spending: Outside spending details

Total receipts: $2,615,120.28
Total disbursements: $1,646,080.73
Cash on hand: Not available
Net self-funded: Not available
Debts owed by the committee: Not available

Sources of receipts 2026 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2026. Unit: dollars

Receipt components disclose $2,615,120.28 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle.

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Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)

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Source record ID: cn:2026:H2CA47188
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Source record ID: cn:2022:H2CA47188
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Source record ID: cn:2024:H2CA47188
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Source record ID: house:G000598
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Source record ID: fec_races:H2CA47188:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H2CA47188:2022
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Source record ID: fec_races:H2CA47188:2024
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Identifiers

bioguide_id: G000598
fec_candidate_id: H2CA47188
fec_candidate_ids: H2CA47188
govtrack_id: 456885
wikidata_id: Q16204904