Eduardo Garcia (politician)

Eduardo Garcia
Member of the California Assembly
In office
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2024
Preceded byV. Manuel Perez
Succeeded byJeff Gonzalez
Constituency56th district (2014–2022)
36th district (2022–2024)
Personal details
Born (1977-02-04) February 4, 1977 (age 47)
Indio, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephanie
Children2
Residence(s)Coachella, California, U.S.
Alma materCollege of the Desert (AA)
University of California, Riverside (BA)
University of Southern California (MA)

Eduardo Garcia (born February 4, 1977) is an American politician who represented the 36th district in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2024,[1] which includes cities and unincorporated communities in eastern Riverside County and Imperial County, including Blythe, Brawley, Bermuda Dunes, Calexico, Calipatria, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, El Centro, Heber, Holtville, Imperial, Indio, Mecca, Oasis, North Shore, Salton City, Thermal, Thousand Palms, and Westmorland.

Elected in 2014, Garcia was the chair of Water, Parks and Wildlife. Garcia also served on the Assembly Committees on Appropriations, Communications and Conveyance, Governmental Organization and Utilities and Energy.

In March 2015 Garcia was appointed to chair the Select Committee on Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea. In his first term he was successful in securing $80.5 million in the State Budget to fund Salton Sea restoration and mitigation projects; such as dust suppression, wetland and habitat recovery.

In 2016, Assemblymember Garcia had over two dozen bills and resolutions signed by Governor Brown.

A graduate of local public schools, Garcia attended Coachella Valley High School and the University of California, Riverside. He also completed the "Senior Executives in State and Local Government" Public Administration program from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development.

Garcia was first elected to the Coachella City Council in November 2004. In 2006, at the age of 29, he became Coachella's first elected Mayor.

He is a father, husband and life-long resident of the Coachella Valley.

Garcia was a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[2]

2016 California State Assembly

See also: California State Assembly election, 2016
California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 45,122 100.0
Total votes 45,122 100.0
General election
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 93,090 100.0
Total votes 93,090 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 California State Assembly

See also: California State Assembly election, 2018
California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2018 [3]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 31,747 60.3
Republican Jeff Gonzalez 13,331 25.3
Republican Jonathan Reiss 7,527 14.3
Total votes 52,605 100.0
General election
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 62,622 64.8
Republican Jeff Gonzalez 34,088 35.2
Total votes 96,710 100.0
Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 56th State Assembly district election [4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 44,530 64.9%
Republican America Figueroa 25,074 36.0%
Total votes

2022 California State Assembly

2022 California's 36th State Assembly district election[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 27,970 48.0
Republican Ian M. Weeks 25,584 43.9
Democratic Marlon G. Ware 4,728 8.1
Total votes 58,282 100%
General election
Democratic Eduardo Garcia (incumbent) 50,482 53.4
Republican Ian M. Weeks 44,055 46.6
Total votes 94,537 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Marx, Jesse (2015). "Eduardo Garcia continues momentum in Assembly". The Desert Sun.
  2. ^ "Legislative Progressive Caucus". assembly.ca.gov. California State Assembly. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Inland Empire Election Results, Riverside & San Bernardino County". InlandEmpire.us. Press release. November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "2020 Primary Election Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov.
  5. ^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.