Fernando Garcia (California)
Fernando Garcia ran for election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 9 in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Garcia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Fernando Garcia was born in California. He earned a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in 2001.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2024)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 9
Incumbent Sean Elo-Rivera defeated Terry Hoskins in the general election for San Diego City Council District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Elo-Rivera (Nonpartisan)  | 60.7 | 28,106 |
 | Terry Hoskins (Nonpartisan) | 39.3 | 18,189 | |
| Total votes: 46,295 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 9
Incumbent Sean Elo-Rivera and Terry Hoskins defeated Fernando Garcia in the primary for San Diego City Council District 9 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Elo-Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 10,042 |
| ✔ | | Terry Hoskins (Nonpartisan) | 30.1 | 5,816 |
 | Fernando Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 3,491 | |
| Total votes: 19,349 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garcia in this election.
2020
See also: California's 53rd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 53
Sara Jacobs defeated Georgette Gómez in the general election for U.S. House California District 53 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sara Jacobs (D) | 59.5 | 199,244 |
 | Georgette Gómez (D) | 40.5 | 135,614 | |
| Total votes: 334,858 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 53
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 53 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Jacobs (D) | 29.1 | 58,312 |
| ✔ | | Georgette Gómez (D) | 20.0 | 39,962 |
 | Chris Stoddard (R) | 13.0 | 25,962 | |
 | Janessa Goldbeck (D) | 8.5 | 17,041 | |
 | Famela Ramos (R) | 7.5 | 15,005 | |
 | Michael Oristian (R) | 7.4 | 14,807 | |
 | Tom Wong (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.6 | 7,265 | |
 | Annette Meza (D) | 2.2 | 4,446 | |
 | Joseph Fountain (D) | 2.0 | 4,041 | |
 | Jose Caballero (D) | 1.6 | 3,226 | |
 | Joaquín Vázquez (D) | 1.5 | 3,078 | |
 | John Brooks (D) | 1.4 | 2,820 | |
| Fernando Garcia (Independent) | 0.9 | 1,832 | |
 | Suzette Santori (D) | 0.8 | 1,625 | |
 | Eric Kutner (D) | 0.4 | 734 | |
| Total votes: 200,156 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Devorah Ann Fox (D)
- Zack Fields (D)
- Peter Sharma (D)
- Ashur Gabriel (R)
- Daniel Phillip Ferrara (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Fernando Garcia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garcia's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Fernando also serves in many different community organizations. He is a member of the San Diego Association of Realtors and sits on the housing opportunity committee. He is an active member with Represent US San Diego which fights to fix our election process and stop political bribery. He is also a member of the Kensington Talmadge Business Association.
Fernando is a resident of the Kensington Community. He is married to his wife Cynthia who is a San Diego County Social Worker. He also has 2 sons, Alexander and Joshua. His oldest son Alexander is a graduate of UC Berkeley and has a Masters Degree is Economics from Purdue University. Alexander currently lives in the Bay Area as a Treasury Analyst. His youngest son Joshua is entering High School this year and is an honor student as well as a standout athlete. The household also includes a senior dog named Lulu.- We need a leader who is willing to fight for neighborhoods, small businesses, and the safety of its citizens.
- As a small business owner, I understand the risks and rewards of turning an idea into reality
- Meet Fernando As a father, husband, and small business owner I have been committed to making his community a better place to live.
We need a leader who is willing to fight for neighborhoods, small businesses, and the safety of its citizens.
As a small business owner, I understand the risks and rewards of turning an idea into reality. I plan to serve my community by:
• Saying no to bad housing policies like SB10. We can build responsibly and reasonably by targeting development on our transit corridors. Let’s create thriving boulevards by putting neighborhoods first and including community voices in the process.
• Lowering housing costs for renters with property tax incentives for homeowners who create neighborhood-compatible affordable housing.
• Stop enabling homelessness and let’s start empowering people to get off the streets. Camping on our streets is not an option.
• Fully supporting and funding Law Enforcement to protect our citizens and small businesses.
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2020
Fernando Garcia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garcia's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Money in politics is the single biggest issue of our time.
- The two party system isn't working for us, it's working against us.
- The green economy can help save our economy and our planet.
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Campaign website
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You never realize how important health care is until you are sick. When you are sick you are not interested in shopping around for the cheapest doctor or hospital. You just want to receive care and get better. Having Health Care is fundamental to living a prosperous life. I believe that having a Public Option is the best way for our country to move forward. I do not believe that a Public Option should be 100% free. I do believe we should still charge co pays for office visits, urgent care, emergency room, and prescriptions. This would allow us to control some costs and promote healthy living. Most of the people who go to the doctors, go for chronic illnesses that are usually preventable. This will incentivize people to choose a healthier lifestyle. We should invest money in teaching doctors and pharmacists about the medicinal and therapeutic uses of cannabis and psychedelics to treat pain and mental health. A public option would be a “boom” to small business, which is the backbone of our economy. More people would be willing to start a business knowing that they will have health care coverage. We cannot afford to not offer a public option. Our country is unique because we are the melting pot of the world. It is truly one of our greatest strengths. We attract the best the world has to offer. We should honor and understand our immigrant history. We all came here through different paths and for different reasons. But it’s Americas freedoms and opportunities that keep us here. The issue at hand are the people who are here undocumented. To me, many of the people are no different then the pilgrims who landed on these shores 400yrs ago. They are just good people looking for a better life. Some of the best people I know came to our country undocumented. I have friends who have served in our military, are teachers, social workers, and business owners who are now American citizens. Now I know what most people are saying, “Don’t we have laws for a reason?” The answer is “yes”. That’s why I believe there should be a penalty for coming here illegally. However, it does not mean deportation and demonization. We can simply fine them, deny them welfare and reduced entitlement benefits. This would allow people who are here undocumented to stay in the United States to work and live without draining our social services. This would also incentivize people to come here legally, and we will reward them for doing so. In regard to the DREAMERS/DACA. This is a no brainer issue for me. These are people who came here as no fault of their own, they contribute to our society, and it would be our country’s loss if we deport them. We should provide them a path to citizenship ASAP and let them know they are HOME! We have to understand that immigrants are not the source of our country’s problems. They are a vital part of our nations economy and community. I believe the role of government is to protect the rights and liberties of its citizens. I believe it is a fundamental right for us as human beings to be able to defend ourselves and our property. But I also believe with this right comes a high level of responsibility. I believe in universal background checks, waiting periods, and the registering of guns. I believe gun owners should have to register their guns with local law enforcement at least every 5yrs. This would prevent people with no criminal records from buying guns and then selling them to criminals for a profit; also known as Straw Buying. The problem is not law-abiding citizens with firearms, its people with no regard for the law obtaining firearms. We must do what we can to prevent criminals from getting guns and not restrict law abiding citizens from having them. As a green entrepreneur I see firsthand the value that a green economy can bring to our country. The green economy is about jobs, jobs, and more jobs! Its about owning our own energy not just as a country but as individuals. The transition to a green economy has already started but we must accelerate it. Here is what we need to do: 1) We need to extend the ITC tax credit that is set to expire at the end of 2021. We should also allow the tax credit to be used for rental properties. 2) Our infrastructure is also in need of being upgraded. We must supply tax credits that reward landlords for producing more energy efficient homes and buildings. 3) We should also focus on making HEMP the cash crop of the future. We need to offer tax credits to those people and businesses that grow hemp, create hemp materials, and choose to build with hemp. A green economy will help us become more self sufficient, independent, and a stronger nation. The cost of the drug war has cost more than just billions of dollars. It has been one of the leading contributors of breaking up families in the inner city. We need to move towards regulating and taxing drugs, rather then criminalizing them. I do believe this transition should be a process and this process should honor state rights. We should first start by legalizing cannabis and psychedelics in the United States and allow each individual state to offer it as recreational or medical. Once the people see the benefits of legalizing cannabis and psychedelics, we can then look at legalizing other drugs. The only thing the federal government should do is prevent drugs from coming into our country or being transported across state lines. The student loan debt crisis is unfortunately a huge problem that is preventing young people from starting businesses, families, and buying homes. This problem has been caused by the inflated cost of college. We need to attack the problem from two fronts. We need to bring down the cost of college and provide help for those struggling with student debt. Lowering the cost of college can be achieved in many different ways. Here are a few was we can achieve this: •We should reduce the amount of general education courses needed to get a college degree by half. Most of these courses have nothing to do with your major and are unnecessary. •Promote more online courses. Many of these courses could be achieved while in High School. •Promote more trade professions in High Schools and Junior Colleges. The new Green Economy will not be achieved by psychology majors but by plumbers and electricians. In regards to helping people with student loans, I don’t believe forgiving all student loan debt is the answer. I feel it would be a slap in the face to those people who didn’t rack up tons of debt. There were thousands of people who joined the military, worked during college or worked hard after college to pay their debts off. With that said, we should still offer help to those who need it. We should allow people to declare bankruptcy on their student loans. This will have a short-term negative affect on a persons credit score but it will allow them to free themselves from this debt. I also believe we should stop all interest on student loans. That way all payments are going towards paying down the loan.[2] |
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 10, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fernando Garcia 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 10, 2020
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