Robert Garcia D
U.S. Representative, California — 42nd District
Robert Garcia: 35% of eligible voters actively chose them — among the lowest-legitimacy 25% of the House.
35%of eligible voters actively chose them
51%turnout (2024)
47%voted on the prevailing side
90%of recent votes with their party · broke ranks 3×
$16raised per vote that elected them
Where they rank
Legitimacy35% · #92 of 412 in the House
lowesthighest
Competitiveness36 pts · #280 of 412 in the House
closestsafest
Turnout51% · #63 of 412 in the House
lowesthighest
Outside money$22 · #331 of 350 in the House
mostleast
Money raised$2.6M · #167 of 426 in the House
mostleast
Party independence90% · #92 of 430 in the House
most indep.most loyal
How they won (2024)
ROBERT GARCIA (D) won with 159,137 votes, over JOHN BRISCOE (R) with 74,396. 233,533 votes were cast out of an estimated 453,875 eligible citizens — meaning 49% of eligible voters did not vote in this race.
2026 race — full race page ↗
- Incumbent: Robert Garcia D
- Challenger: Brian J Burley R
- Challenger: Larisa Vermeulen I
- Challenger: Noah Blom R
Statutory candidates who have filed with the FEC for the 2026 cycle — challengers keep filing all cycle. Source: FEC candidates.
Contact
- Washington office: 109 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0542
- Phone: 202-225-7924
- Official site: robertgarcia.house.gov
- Social: @RepRobertGarcia
District offices
- Long Beach, CA 90802 — 415 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 2803 · 562-512-8489
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads. The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Ranking Member The committee oversees the federal government and all of its agencies to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. The Committee oversees government operations, health care, information technology, interior, energy and environment, national security, and intergovernmental affairs.
Recent roll-call votes (30)
- YeaH R 9237 — On Motion to Recommit (16-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 5362 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (16-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 8595 — On Passage (15-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 8595 — On Motion to Recommit (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- AyeH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH R 8595 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (15-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 1181 — On Passage (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 1181 — On Motion to Recommit (14-Jul-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 139 — On Passage (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NoH RES 1423 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- NayH RES 1423 — On Ordering the Previous Question (14-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- Not VotingH R 8897 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (13-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- Not VotingH R 3106 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (13-Jul-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH RES 1399 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH CON RES 108 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome went against their vote)
- NoH RES 1398 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (30-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH RES 1398 — On Ordering the Previous Question (30-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- Not VotingH R 7128 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (29-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- Not VotingH R 7757 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (29-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- YeaH R 2478 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (25-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 915 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (24-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 7401 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (24-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaH R 6644 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt (23-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- YeaS 629 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (23-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH RES 1335 — On Agreeing to the Resolution (11-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
- NayH R 9238 — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (11-Jun-2026; Failed; outcome matched their vote)
- NayH R 8464 — On Passage (10-Jun-2026; Passed; outcome went against their vote)
Financial disclosures (2)
- Filing extension · filed 5/4/2026
- Termination financial disclosure · filed 1/8/2025
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