Rep. Garcia, Robert

Democrat · California-42 · House of Representatives

Robert Julio Garcia 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.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 97% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 13.4% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 72.2%.
Bills sponsored: 44; passed into law: 1.

Recent votes by Rep. Garcia, Robert

Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Nay on Tightens banking sanctions on Russia — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from federal income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Increases airport passenger fees through 2030 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Voted Nay on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
Voted Yea on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

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Rep. Calvert, Ken (Republican)
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. (Democrat)
Rep. Chu, Judy (Democrat)
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (Democrat)
Rep. Correa, J. Luis (Democrat)
Rep. Costa, Jim (Democrat)

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