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.

Source: Wikipedia • View full (CC BY-SA)

SoupScoreanalysis-first civic rating · view full breakdown

Loading…

Voting Record — 568

Yes39%

No55%

Present0%

Not Voting6%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

SoupScore

District Map

Congressional District 42

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @RepRobertGarcia Facebook Instagram

External Resources

Wikipedia Ballotpedia VoteSmart GovTrack OpenSecrets

Robert Garcia

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratCalifornia District 42

SoupScore

Robert's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 20 sponsored · 144 cosponsored

View profile

Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

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.

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

I ordered dinner from one of my favorite Long Beach restaurants tonight. Next time you go out for dinner or lunch, don’t forget that your food is likely being prepared by an immigrant. Stand up for them, because the silence of many people in our community is deafening.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 30(source)

Only a fucking monster would say this as bodies are being recovered.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 30(source)

Ive been sending your podcast with Ezra around to folks - the attention age is here and all of us (myself included) need to adapt to it and understand it better. We all have an enormous amount of work to do as a party, but we will change and we must to win elections.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 30(source)

Our nation grieves the passengers and crew lost in the horrific crash near DCA Airport. We need to ensure that flying remains the safest form of travel.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 29(source)

Let me be clear – we should not be giving the reins to benefits for working-class people over to Marjorie Taylor Greene and the richest man on the planet. Read more: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 29(source)

We won this first big budget fight. After massive pushback from nonprofits, and local & federal officials, Trump has backed down and rescinded his freeze on federal aid. But this isn’t over and he will try again. Let’s continue to fight back against his unconstitutional actions and stay organized.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 29(source)

As far as I’m concerned not one of Trump’s nominees deserves a single yes vote from Democrats. Trump is already grossly violating the constitition, why are we working with him? FIGHT HIM EVERYTIME.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 28(source)

Donald Trump is stealing funds for hungry kids and seniors, while his billionaire friends get richer. This is lunacy.

Robert Garcia@robertgarcia.bsky.socialJan 27(source)

These ICE raids are shameful, dangerous and must be strongly opposed.

← Newer postsPosts page 19Older posts →

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(144)

H.R. 9047 (119th)
To restrict the establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of the District of Co…
Joined: 2026-05-29
H.R. 9036 (119th)
To amend chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for high-speed rail corrido…
Joined: 2026-05-26
H.R. 9031 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable young adult tax credit …
Joined: 2026-05-26
H.R. 8940 (119th)
To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for ot…
Joined: 2026-05-20
H.R. 8831 (119th)
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and ba…
Joined: 2026-05-14

Leadership

No leadership roles

Committees

SoupScore Breakdown

Loading analysis metrics…

Voting History

568 total votes

ExpandCollapse

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
2025-01-21	H.R. 186 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-15	H.R. 33 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 144 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 164 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-14	H.R. 153 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 152 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-13	H.R. 192 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-09	H.R. 23 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-07	H.R. 29 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Motion to Commit with Instructions	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	—	Election of the Speaker	NOT_VOTING	—	—	Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03	—	Call by States	PRESENT	—	—	Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

← PrevPage 12 / 12