Mike Garcia
2020 - Present
2023
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Mike Garcia (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 25th Congressional District. He assumed office on May 19, 2020. His current term ends on January 3, 2023.
Garcia (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 27th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on June 7, 2022.
States are in the process of redistricting congressional and state legislative boundaries following the 2020 census. As a result, the district that Garcia declared their candidacy for is subject to change and will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available.
Biography
Garcia's professional experience includes working for defense contractor Raytheon Technologies, where he directed business development in the company from 2009 to 2018.[1] He is a former U.S. naval officer and flew as a pilot in the Navy from 1998 until he moved back to California in 2009. Garcia received his bachelor's degree in political science from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.[2]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2021-2022
Garcia was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Energy
2019-2020
Garcia was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2022
The primary will occur on June 7, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on June 7, 2022.
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Mike Garcia (R) | |
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Giuliano DePaolis (Independent) | |
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Ali Jordan (Independent) | |
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Crystal Prebola (R) | |
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John Quaye Quartey (D) | |
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Christy Smith (D) | |
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2020
California's 25th Congressional District regular election
See also: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2020
General election for U.S. House California District 25
Incumbent Mike Garcia defeated Christy Smith in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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Mike Garcia (R) 
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50.0
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169,638 |
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Christy Smith (D) |
50.0
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169,305 | |
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Total votes: 338,943 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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Christy Smith (D) |
31.7
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49,679 |
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Mike Garcia (R)
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23.9
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37,381 |
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Stephen Knight (R) |
18.9
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29,645 | |
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Cenk Uygur (D) |
5.9
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9,246 | |
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Getro Elize (D) |
4.0
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6,317 | |
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David Lozano (R) |
4.0
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6,272 | |
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Anibal Valdez-Ortega (D) |
3.1
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4,920 | |
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Robert Cooper (D) |
2.9
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4,474 | |
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George Papadopoulos (R) |
1.8
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2,749 | |
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Otis Lee Cooper (Independent) |
1.4
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2,183 | |
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Christopher Smith (D) (Unofficially withdrew) |
1.3
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2,089 | |
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Daniel Mercuri (R)
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0.6
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913 | |
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Kenneth Jenks (R)
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0.4
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682 | |
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Total votes: 156,550 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Cripe (R)
- Charles Patron (R)
- David Rudnick (D)
- Katie Hill (D)
- Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)
- Suzette Martinez Valladares (R)
Candidate profile
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "First-generation American citizen, Mike Garcia is a highly decorated United States Naval Officer whose record-setting flying performance earned him the honor of becoming one of the first Super Hornet strike fighter pilots in the Navy. He flew over 30 combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. Accruing over 1400 hours of operational flight time during his nearly 20 years of military service to our country, Garcia decided to separate from the US Navy with an Honorable Discharge to focus on his family. Garcia moved back to the 25th District in 2009 and began to work for the Raytheon Company. During his now 10 years as an executive at Raytheon, Garcia has been responsible for the generation of billions of dollars of revenue and the creation of hundreds of jobs for his company and our district. Garcia is the husband to Rebecca Garcia, the owner of the Rebecca Rollins Interiors in Santa Clarita, and the father of Preston (age 13) and Jett (age 3). "
The messages below are the candidate’s own.
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 25 in 2020
California's 25th Congressional District special election
See also: California's 25th Congressional District special election, 2020
Special general election for U.S. House California District 25
Mike Garcia defeated Christy Smith in the special general election for U.S. House California District 25 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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Mike Garcia (R) |
54.9
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95,667 |
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Christy Smith (D) |
45.1
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78,721 | |
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Total votes: 174,388 | |||
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Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House California District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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Christy Smith (D) |
36.2
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58,563 |
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Mike Garcia (R) |
25.4
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41,169 |
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Stephen Knight (R) |
17.2
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27,799 | |
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Cenk Uygur (D) |
6.6
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10,609 | |
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Anibal Valdez-Ortega (D)
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4.6
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7,368 | |
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Courtney Lackey (R)
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1.9
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3,072 | |
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Robert Cooper (D)
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1.8
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2,962 | |
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David Lozano (R) |
1.7
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2,758 | |
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Daniel Mercuri (R) |
1.6
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2,533 | |
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Kenneth Jenks (R) |
1.6
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2,528 | |
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Getro Elize (D) |
0.9
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1,414 | |
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David Rudnick (D) |
0.7
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1,085 | |
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Total votes: 161,860 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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- 872 candidates completed the survey in 2019. This number represented 10.4% of all 8,386 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2019. Out of the 872 respondents, 237 won their election. Candidates from 33 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included Nashville Mayor John Cooper and Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann. Read the 2019 report for more information about that year's respondents.
2020
Mike Garcia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garcia's responses.
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First-generation American citizen, Mike Garcia is a highly decorated United States Naval Officer whose record-setting flying performance earned him the honor of becoming one of the first Super Hornet strike fighter pilots in the Navy. He flew over 30 combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom.
Accruing over 1400 hours of operational flight time during his nearly 20 years of military service to our country, Garcia decided to separate from the US Navy with an Honorable Discharge to focus on his family. Garcia moved back to the 25th District in 2009 and began to work for the Raytheon Company.
During his now 10 years as an executive at Raytheon, Garcia has been responsible for the generation of billions of dollars of revenue and the creation of hundreds of jobs for his company and our district.
Garcia is the husband to Rebecca Garcia, the owner of the Rebecca Rollins Interiors in Santa Clarita, and the father of Preston (age 13) and Jett (age 3).
Garcia will make it a priority to ensure our men and women in uniform have the funding and tools necessary to keep America safe, and only send them into battle when it is absolutely necessary.
- Garcia supports term limits because it's time to get rid of the career politicians in both parties. Washington, DC truly is a swamp, filled with career politicians who are more concerned with their next election than making tough decisions.
- Mike Garcia is a first-generation American citizen whose family came to the United States legally for more opportunity and for a shot at the American Dream. Garcia knows what's at stake, and he'll fight against Democrats' dangerous socialist agenda and restore our country's guiding principles, most importantly freedom, that he helped protect in his 20 years as a Naval Officer.
National Security, Term Limits, National Debt, Taxes, Socialism, Economy & Jobs.
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Campaign website
Garcia’s campaign website stated the following:
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National Security Term Limits National Debt Socialism Economy and Jobs Taxes |
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Noteworthy events
Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Garcia voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
See also
2022 Elections
- United States House of Representatives
- United States congressional delegations from California
- California’s 25th Congressional District
External links
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Officeholder U.S. House California District 25 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Proclaimer, "Former fighter pilot Mike Garcia sets his sights on Congress," April 28, 2019
- ↑ Mike Garcia for U.S. Congress, "Meet Mike Garcia," accessed May 11, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mike Garcia’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 28, 2020
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U.S. House California District 25 2020-Present |
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