Robert julio garcia (born december 2, 1977) is an american politician serving as the u.s Congressman robert garcia is a career educator and former mayor of long beach, currently serving his second term representing long beach to southeast los angeles in congress. Representative for california's 42nd congressional district since 2023
Robert was the first immigrant and first lgbtq mayor in the city’s history, and is the first lgbtq immigrant to serve in congress = candidate completed the ballotpedia candidate connection survey. Now in congress, robert has remained a steadfast advocate for working class families, our environment and our democracy.
It's a lead investigative role of the congress, said garcia. House democrats on tuesday picked long beach rep Robert garcia to chair the house committee on oversight and reform — an influential post for the congressional sophomore amid growing internal calls for a generational change in leadership and a turbulent second term for president donald trump. The out ranking member of the house oversight committee and the ally who fought donald trump got rousing applause for their opening remarks.
Incumbent robert garcia defeated john briscoe in the general election for u.s House california district 42 on november 5, 2024 Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified
