Re-elect Congressional Representative Robert Garcia to keep CD-42 on the right track for progress.
Rep. Robert Garcia’s track record and policy positions demonstrate that he will continue to be a progressive voice for the constituents of CD-42 and will govern effectively in the best interests of this diverse district.
Progressive endorsements: Rep. Garcia has the endorsement of some progressive groups, including Equality California, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.
Top issues: Voting rights and election security, worker protections and fair pay, education reform and universal pre-K, immigration reform, and civil rights protections.
Priority bills: This year, Rep. Garcia’s priorities for CD-42 have included 14 bills about housing infrastructure, human rights, consumer protections, and air pollution. Of these, one is on the House floor for a vote and the rest remain in committee. He has sponsored and passed legislation to increase affordable housing availability by eliminating parking minimums, protect consumers from rental-car overbooking, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping, and defend human rights internationally.
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus?: Yes.
Committee leadership/membership: Rep. Garcia currently sits on three committees, including Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. He is a member of the Hispanic Caucus and the Equality Caucus.
Governance and community leadership experience: Rep. Garcia has served in this congressional seat since 2022, when he was elected with over 68% of the vote.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Garcia served two terms as mayor of Long Beach. In this role, Rep. Garcia has worked with the Biden administration to shelter unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S.-Mexico border, establish a guaranteed income pilot for low-income families, and move the city toward tuition-free community college. After losing his mother and stepfather to COVID-19, he received national recognition for his administration’s aggressive rollout of the vaccine, which successfully prioritized teachers, frontline workers, and elderly community members, and resulted in an early reopening of Long Beach Public Schools. While his policy ambitions are progressive, he has implemented a coalition approach to legislating, and encourages collaboration with local governments on non-legislative solutions to social issues. He has cited progressive change in American law with affording him several life-changing privileges, including his family’s access to housing and Medicaid during his youth, his public education, his naturalization as a U.S. citizen at 21, and his right to marry his partner after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
Other background: Rep. Garcia has lived in Southern California since immigrating to the United States from Peru when he was five years old.
The Race
Primary election: There are three candidates running in the March 5 primary, including Rep. Robert Garcia (D), John Briscoe (R), and Jasmin Nicole Lopez (D). The top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on November 5.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Rep. Garcia’s campaign has raised $510,000 as of October 2023, and is not funded by police, fossil fuel, or corporate PAC interests.
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Neither of the challengers in this race have filed any campaign finance receipts with the FEC as of October 2023.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 42nd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles County.
Voter registration: 55% Democrat, 16% Republican, and 22% No Party Preference. Prior to redistricting, Republicans typically held this seat.
District demographics: 52% Latino, 10% Asian, and 9% Black. This district is considered to be one of the 16 strong Latino seats in the California congressional delegation.
Recent election results: CD-42 voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 by 46 points and Gavin Newsome for governor in 2022 by 34 points.
The Position
Congressmembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the United States Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. California has 52 congressional representatives, the largest delegation in the country. There is no term limit for this position.
Re-elect Congressional Representative Robert Garcia to keep CD-42 on the right track for progress.
Rep. Robert Garcia’s track record and policy positions demonstrate that he will continue to be a progressive voice for the constituents of CD-42 and will govern effectively in the best interests of this diverse district.
Progressive endorsements: Rep. Garcia has the endorsement of some progressive groups, including Equality California, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.
Top issues: Voting rights and election security, worker protections and fair pay, education reform and universal pre-K, immigration reform, and civil rights protections.
Priority bills: This year, Rep. Garcia’s priorities for CD-42 have included 14 bills about housing infrastructure, human rights, consumer protections, and air pollution. Of these, one is on the House floor for a vote and the rest remain in committee. He has sponsored and passed legislation to increase affordable housing availability by eliminating parking minimums, protect consumers from rental-car overbooking, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping, and defend human rights internationally.
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus?: Yes.
Committee leadership/membership: Rep. Garcia currently sits on three committees, including Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. He is a member of the Hispanic Caucus and the Equality Caucus.
Governance and community leadership experience: Rep. Garcia has served in this congressional seat since 2022, when he was elected with over 68% of the vote.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Garcia served two terms as mayor of Long Beach. In this role, Rep. Garcia has worked with the Biden administration to shelter unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S.-Mexico border, establish a guaranteed income pilot for low-income families, and move the city toward tuition-free community college. After losing his mother and stepfather to COVID-19, he received national recognition for his administration’s aggressive rollout of the vaccine, which successfully prioritized teachers, frontline workers, and elderly community members, and resulted in an early reopening of Long Beach Public Schools. While his policy ambitions are progressive, he has implemented a coalition approach to legislating, and encourages collaboration with local governments on non-legislative solutions to social issues. He has cited progressive change in American law with affording him several life-changing privileges, including his family’s access to housing and Medicaid during his youth, his public education, his naturalization as a U.S. citizen at 21, and his right to marry his partner after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
Other background: Rep. Garcia has lived in Southern California since immigrating to the United States from Peru when he was five years old.
The Race
Primary election: There are three candidates running in the March 5 primary, including Rep. Robert Garcia (D), John Briscoe (R), and Jasmin Nicole Lopez (D). The top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on November 5.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Rep. Garcia’s campaign has raised $510,000 as of October 2023, and is not funded by police, fossil fuel, or corporate PAC interests.
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Neither of the challengers in this race have filed any campaign finance receipts with the FEC as of October 2023.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 42nd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles County.
Voter registration: 55% Democrat, 16% Republican, and 22% No Party Preference. Prior to redistricting, Republicans typically held this seat.
District demographics: 52% Latino, 10% Asian, and 9% Black. This district is considered to be one of the 16 strong Latino seats in the California congressional delegation.
Recent election results: CD-42 voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 by 46 points and Gavin Newsome for governor in 2022 by 34 points.
The Position
Congressmembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the United States Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. California has 52 congressional representatives, the largest delegation in the country. There is no term limit for this position.
Re-elect Congressional Representative Robert Garcia to keep CD-42 on the right track for progress.
Rep. Robert Garcia’s track record and policy positions demonstrate that he will continue to be a progressive voice for the constituents of CD-42 and will govern effectively in the best interests of this diverse district.
Progressive endorsements: Rep. Garcia has the endorsement of some progressive groups, including Equality California, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.
Top issues: Voting rights and election security, worker protections and fair pay, education reform and universal pre-K, immigration reform, and civil rights protections.
Priority bills: This year, Rep. Garcia’s priorities for CD-42 have included 14 bills about housing infrastructure, human rights, consumer protections, and air pollution. Of these, one is on the House floor for a vote and the rest remain in committee. He has sponsored and passed legislation to increase affordable housing availability by eliminating parking minimums, protect consumers from rental-car overbooking, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping, and defend human rights internationally.
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus?: Yes.
Committee leadership/membership: Rep. Garcia currently sits on three committees, including Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. He is a member of the Hispanic Caucus and the Equality Caucus.
Governance and community leadership experience: Rep. Garcia has served in this congressional seat since 2022, when he was elected with over 68% of the vote.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Garcia served two terms as mayor of Long Beach. In this role, Rep. Garcia has worked with the Biden administration to shelter unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S.-Mexico border, establish a guaranteed income pilot for low-income families, and move the city toward tuition-free community college. After losing his mother and stepfather to COVID-19, he received national recognition for his administration’s aggressive rollout of the vaccine, which successfully prioritized teachers, frontline workers, and elderly community members, and resulted in an early reopening of Long Beach Public Schools. While his policy ambitions are progressive, he has implemented a coalition approach to legislating, and encourages collaboration with local governments on non-legislative solutions to social issues. He has cited progressive change in American law with affording him several life-changing privileges, including his family’s access to housing and Medicaid during his youth, his public education, his naturalization as a U.S. citizen at 21, and his right to marry his partner after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
Other background: Rep. Garcia has lived in Southern California since immigrating to the United States from Peru when he was five years old.
The Race
Primary election: There are three candidates running in the March 5 primary, including Rep. Robert Garcia (D), John Briscoe (R), and Jasmin Nicole Lopez (D). The top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on November 5.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Rep. Garcia’s campaign has raised $510,000 as of October 2023, and is not funded by police, fossil fuel, or corporate PAC interests.
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Neither of the challengers in this race have filed any campaign finance receipts with the FEC as of October 2023.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 42nd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles County.
Voter registration: 55% Democrat, 16% Republican, and 22% No Party Preference. Prior to redistricting, Republicans typically held this seat.
District demographics: 52% Latino, 10% Asian, and 9% Black. This district is considered to be one of the 16 strong Latino seats in the California congressional delegation.
Recent election results: CD-42 voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 by 46 points and Gavin Newsome for governor in 2022 by 34 points.
The Position
Congressmembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the United States Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. California has 52 congressional representatives, the largest delegation in the country. There is no term limit for this position.
