Spurna.
Spurna.

Robert Garcia

U.S. House · California
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.6M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$2M75%
  • PACs$626k24%
  • Transfers & other$31k1%

57% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$663k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 42
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
CA-10 · Mark DeSaulnierCA-11 · Nancy PelosiCA-12 · Lateefah SimonCA-13 · Adam GrayCA-14 · Eric SwalwellCA-15 · Kevin MullinCA-16 · Sam T. LiccardoCA-17 · Ro KhannaCA-18 · Zoe LofgrenCA-19 · Jimmy PanettaCA-20 · Vince FongCA-21 · Jim CostaCA-22 · David G. ValadaoCA-23 · Jay ObernolteCA-24 · Salud O. CarbajalCA-25 · Raul RuizCA-26 · Julia BrownleyCA-27 · George WhitesidesCA-28 · Judy ChuCA-29 · Luz M. RivasCA-30 · Laura FriedmanCA-31 · Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.CA-32 · Brad ShermanCA-33 · Pete AguilarCA-34 · Jimmy GomezCA-35 · Norma J. TorresCA-36 · Ted LieuCA-37 · Sydney Kamlager-DoveCA-38 · Linda T. SánchezCA-39 · Mark TakanoCA-40 · Young KimCA-41 · Ken CalvertCA-43 · Maxine WatersCA-44 · Nanette Diaz BarragánCA-45 · Derek TranCA-46 · J. Luis CorreaCA-47 · Dave MinCA-48 · Darrell IssaCA-49 · Mike LevinCA-50 · Scott H. PetersCA-51 · Sara JacobsCA-52 · Juan VargasCA-4 · Mike ThompsonCA-3 · Kevin KileyCA-5 · Tom McClintockCA-6 · Ami BeraCA-9 · Josh HarderCA-7 · Doris O. MatsuiCA-1 · James GallagherCA-8 · John GaramendiCA-2 · Jared HuffmanCA-42 · Robert Garcia
CA-42 · California
FollowCompare
On the ballot · California House, district 42 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Burley ↓
The campaign · in their words
robertgarcia.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 599 bills and votes and 3 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 30 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. pick…
Garcia (you're viewing)
Overall
37
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

CA-42 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Garcia (D)97%
Burley (R)3%
The race · CA-42
Robert GarciaDemocrat · incumbent · Left 37 on the record97%
Brian BurleyRepublican · challenger · no positions yet3%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Robert Garcia$3.3M
$2.5M from individuals · $1.1M itemized
Brian Burley$250k
$63k from individuals · $35k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Robert Garcia's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 11 sponsored, 323 cosponsored, 21 statements, 449 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Federal power and civil liberties · 13% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 202 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 42 party-line votesFederal power 13%Crime and justice · 13% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 1 statements · 154 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 45 party-line votesCrime 13%Health care · 10% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 3 statements · 45 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 3 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 222 party-line votesFederal budget 10%Civil rights, gender and religion · 8% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 1 statements · 81 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesCivil rights 8%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 3 statements · 105 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votesBusiness 8%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 6% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 34 cosponsored · 2 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 175 party-line votesEnergy 6%Elections, representation and accountability · 6% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 4 sponsored · 28 cosponsored · 2 statements · 6 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 11 party-line votesElections 6%Immigration · 6% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 1 statements · 55 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 32 party-line votesImmigration 6%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 5% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 2 statements · 16 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 21 party-line votesHousing 5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 4% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 47 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 123 party-line votesForeign policy 4%Guns · 4% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 2 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 2 statements · 0 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 8 party-line votesGuns 4%Education · 4% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 1 statements · 23 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 20 party-line votesEducation 4%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 12 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Robert Garcia

● Democrat · U.S. House · California
Raised
$2.6M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$148k
labor unions
Overall
Left
37pt left
Actions
1,069
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 397% · vs. Burley ↓
The campaign · in their words
Defend our Democracy ↗“The most important issue facing Congress today is to defend our democracy against attacks from the extreme far-right.”Create New Jobs While Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels ↗“I strongly support the Green New Deal.”Real Opportunity for Everyone - Not Just the Wealthy ↗“In 2016, I proposed raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, ahead of our state.”
From robertgarcia.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 37 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Garcia (D)97%
Burley (R)3%
The race · CA-42
Robert GarciaDemocrat · incumbent · Left 37 on the record97%
Brian BurleyRepublican · challenger · no positions yet3%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Robert Garcia$3.3M
$2.5M from individuals · $1.1M itemized
Brian Burley$250k
$63k from individuals · $35k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Federal power and civil liberties · 13% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 202 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 42 party-line votesFederal power 13%Crime and justice · 13% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 1 statements · 154 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 45 party-line votesCrime and justice 13%Health care · 10% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 3 statements · 45 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 3 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 222 party-line votesBudget and taxes 10%Civil rights, gender and religion · 8% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 1 statements · 81 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesCivil rights 8%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 0 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 3 statements · 105 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votesBusiness and labor 8%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 6% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 1 sponsored · 34 cosponsored · 2 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 175 party-line votes6%Elections, representation and accountability · 6% of Robert Garcia's priorities · 4 sponsored · 28 cosponsored · 2 statements · 6 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 11 party-line votes6%
6% Energy and land6% Elections
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions31$148k
Retail & business37$137k
Issue groups23$79k
Agriculture & food12$45k
Other politicians10$43k
Finance & insurance12$36k
Transportation13$34k
Health care15$34k
Everything else40$107k
Raised $2.6M · 75% individuals · 24% pacs