At a Glance

Seat

Representative for California District 42

Born

December 2, 1977

Age 48

Phone

(202) 225-7924

Office

109 Cannon House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|California District 42

Robert Garcia

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.

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Voting Record — 498

Yes37%

No57%

Present0%

Not Voting6%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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District Map

Congressional District 42

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @RepRobertGarcia Facebook Instagram

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Robert Garcia

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratCalifornia District 42

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Robert's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 20 sponsored · 137 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 10(source)

👋🏽

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 9(source)

People are pissed off and angry and Congress needs to match that energy on the ground.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)

When Elon’s DOGE crew tried to raid the Department of Labor, I joined hundreds of union workers to shut down their meeting. Thanks to the MAGA extremists at the Daily Caller for posting this video - feel free to keep following me around 😘

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)

F**k Elon Musk

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 6(source)

Joined union workers as we protested the DOGE team who wanted to enter the Department of Labor. Thanks to the protest, DOGE cancelled their visit and had to meet virtually. Here’s what I had to say LIVE on Fox News:

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 5(source)

Elon Musk is now the co-president and has been empowered by Trump to raid our federal agencies. As he cuts programs, he’s also getting wealthier. We are demanding that he testify to congress.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 4(source)

Our party needs to match the energy and anger on the ground from the American public. No collaboration. No votes for Trump nominees. No working with Elon Musk. We need to fight every time.

Reposted byRobert Garcia

Alex Panetta@alexpanetta.bsky.socialFeb 2(source)

Some context here: In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend. In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records - never seen a reaction like this to a single-day news event.

Oh The Urbanity!

@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social

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If you’re wondering how big of a deal this is for Canada, the public broadcaster has been live-streaming coverage almost non-stop for the past 11 hours.

Screenshot of CBC livestream coverage of Trump tariff threat/plan for Canada

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 2(source)

I’m not waiting till Monday I’m on it now. I’m organizing the port and trade groups in my community right now - tonight - to push back

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 2(source)

I didn’t schedule shit, he just imposed the tariffs - and it’s going to cause major issues for working people

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 2(source)

Same thing we did to get the federal fund freeze reversed - hit the media, organize local meetings, fire up stakeholder, and gory folks to contact the administration and congress. We need to cause a ruckus.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 2(source)

Donald Trump just imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada that are going to increase cost of groceries and goods for American families. It’s insane and we are already hearing from port and trade partners about the damage this is causing. Time for folks to push back hard.

Reposted byRobert Garcia

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.socialFeb 1(source)

From @mmasnick.bsky.social: a good overview of the different ways Musk has been grabbing control over the different data/financial/contracting systems of government, concluding with this: www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...

But this is the US government. He doesn’t own it. He wasn’t elected. He wasn’t officially appointed. And there are laws that are being broken left and right. Even worse, the impact of all this nonsense is way more significant and way more serious than any of the shit he pulled at Twitter.

Millions of people actually depend on the US government functioning. You can’t just have some random jackass show up and rip out fences and assume shit won’t go south. They went completely south with Twitter, but that was just a random social media site people could move on from. This is the most powerful country in the world, and it’s being ripped apart by someone with no concern or care for the actual damage he’s doing.

I would be among the first to say that the federal government needs massive reform, just as I thought that Twitter needed a major overhaul (one of the reasons I wrote my Protocols not Platforms paper was to try to inspire that kind of overhaul). But there are smart ways to do it and then there’s this: which is just utter destruction while looking over his shoulder to see if the nihilistic kids who worship his every move are finding it entertaining.

Reposted byRobert Garcia

David Fahrenthold@fahrenthold.bsky.socialJan 31(source)

YOUR HELP NEEDED: I'm a @nytimes.com reporter writing about nonprofits. If your nonprofit has been affected by this week's funding cuts and confusion, I want to hear from you. Tell me more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...

Has Your Nonprofit Been Affected by Federal Funding Cuts? We Want to Hear From You.

The Trump administration is slashing federal grants. The New York Times wants to talk to nonprofits that have lost funding — or fear they might.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 1(source)

Trump is basically saying that white men can do jobs better than women and people of color. We need to be clear about what he means.

Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

Open post ↗

Rep. Garcia: Trump injects himself, his politics, and his cruelty—blaming diversity programs, essentially blaming people of color and women. These programs support and diversify. To tie them to the crash with no evidence is disgusting.

Reposted byRobert Garcia

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.socialJan 31(source)

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Reposted byRobert Garcia

Long Beach Post@longbeachpost.bsky.socialJan 31(source)

Long Beach congressman urges nonprofits, cities to be ready for more disruption in federal funds lbpost.com/news/long-be...

Long Beach congressman urges nonprofits, cities to be ready for more disruption in federal funds

Officials should speak out, tell their stories — and prepare for the worst, Rep. Robert Garcia said on a call with nonprofit leaders.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 1(source)

He will. Most important quality for me was who’s going to fight everyday and I think aken will.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialFeb 1(source)

Congrats to Ken Martin, our new DNC Chair. Ken is the kind of guy you want in a bar fight, he’s tough, aggressive, a union guy, and grew up in a working class family. It was an honor to endorse and support him. Now let’s go fight these MAGA extremists!

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 31(source)

Again, why are we giving these nominees any votes? They plan to attack immigrants, trans people, destroy our lands, and give tax breaks to billionaires. VOTE NO.

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Sponsored Bills(20)

H. Res. 1228 (119th)
Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives t…
H.R. 8508 (119th)
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for resilience grants for strengthening, u…
H.R. 7827 (119th)
Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026
H.R. 6085 (119th)
To prevent corruption by appropriately limiting donations for any public property, building,…
H.R. 6056 (119th)
To establish in the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peop…

Cosponsored Bills(137)

H.R. 8666 (119th)
To provide that Executive Order 14399 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Joined: 2026-05-07
H.R. 8567 (119th)
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an educatio…
Joined: 2026-04-29
H.R. 8520 (119th)
To facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 211 services in order to provide …
Joined: 2026-04-27
H.R. 8484 (119th)
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency grants to safeguard essentia…
Joined: 2026-04-23
H.R. 8450 (119th)
To require a pilot program to enhance existing efforts to mitigate vessel impacts on large c…
Joined: 2026-04-22

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Voting History

498 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2026-03-05	H.R. 7744 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-05	H.R. 7744 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-05	H. Con. Res. 38 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-05	H. Res. 1099 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1100 (119th)	Motion to Refer	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	H.R. 6472 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	S. 723 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1095 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1095 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-25	H.R. 4758 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-25	H.R. 4758 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-24	H.R. 4626 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-24	H.R. 4626 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-24	H. Res. 1075 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-24	H. Res. 1075 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-24	S. 2503 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-24	H.R. 6329 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-12	H.R. 2189 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	S. 1383 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	S. 1383 (119th)	Motion to Commit	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H.R. 261 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 261 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H.J. Res. 72 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 3617 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 3617 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1057 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1057 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1042 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1042 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-10	H.R. 1531 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2026-02-09	H.R. 6644 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2026-02-04	H.J. Res. 142 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-04	H.R. 4090 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-04	H.R. 4090 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-03	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H. Res. 1032 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H. Res. 1032 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H.R. 3123 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-02	H.R. 980 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Con. Res. 68 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 6359 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H.R. 6359 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Final passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7147 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed

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