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United States House of Representatives
Eric Garcia
U.S. Representative CA-22 (2026 D Candidate — LOST primary 2026-06-02 · disabled USMC Iraq veteran/therapist · 4th unsuccessful House bid 2020 IND/2022 CA-22 special/2022 CA-21/2026 CA-22)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
20
/ 100
F
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
2/ 40
National Rank
#5,105 of 8,966 · bottom 43.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 2, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-19
Early voting: 2026-10-06 – 2026-11-03 (All-mail state — ballots mailed to every voter)
Elections office: (916) 657-2166
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: California Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
Background: Eric Garcia, disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran (enlisted 2005 at 17, deployed Iraq 2007, medically separated 2012). Born Fresno CA; resides Visalia/Tulare County area. BA 2017; pursuing masters in marriage-and-family therapy; works as a therapist. Registered Democrat after 2020 election (previously ran 2020 CA-22 as independent, 2.7%). FEC committee C00766725 reported only $613.17 raised against $20,910 in debt as of May 20 2026 — minimal-resource perennial candidate. Lost June 2 2026 jungle primary (vote total below the three named contenders, eliminated for Nov 3 general).
PRIMARY ELIMINATED 2026-06-02 — finished outside top-three of CA-22 jungle primary; Valadao (R, 44.5%) and Villegas (D, 29.8%) or Bains (D, 25.7%) will advance to Nov 3 2026 general. Record left scoreable on documented platform positions only (Vote Smart Political Courage Test + campaign-site sweep); did NOT answer iVoterGuide questionnaire 2022 (zero responses on abortion/PP/marriage/2A axes). HARD-FALSE border q1 (Vote Smart PCT: 'will fight for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status, protect DREAMers, and streamline the visa and green card process'). HARD-FALSE industry_capture q3 (Vote Smart PCT: pro-renewable-energy 'switching to renewable energy and leaving dirty, costly fossil fuels in the past' — pro-USDA-EPA-regulation posture); SOFT-TRUE industry_capture q2 (Ballotpedia + Vote Smart: Central-Valley TCP-nitrate corporate-polluter accountability framing on water — Big-Ag-accountability deviation, but progressive-left framing not Christian-conservative). Issues-page silence on life/marriage/family/2A/election-integrity/foreign-policy — explicitly NULL those cells per evidence-first rubric (silence is silence, not party-default). NO AIPAC dollars on FEC ($0 PAC receipts as candidate too small to attract any). NOT an SBA / NRA / Heritage / FRC scoreable record.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
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Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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1 claim
His campaign website calls for 'a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status,' protection for DREAMers, keeping families together, and streamlining the visa and green-card process — a legalization-first stance directly opposed to the rubric's enforcement-and-wall standard.
- ericgarciaforcongress.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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1 claim
His 2026 voter guide responses support allowing gun violence victims to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers — effectively repealing the PLCAA-style liability shield for the firearms industry — signaling support for expanded gun regulations the rubric opposes.
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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- [1]Vote Smart PCT: 'will fight for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status, protect DREAMers, and streamline the visa and green card process' — direct opposite of mandatory deportation of all illegals including Dreamers. HARD. Reference
Vote Smart PCT: 'will fight for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status, protect DREAMers, and streamline the visa and green card process' — direct opposite of mandatory deportation of all illegals including Dreamers. HARD.
- [2]Vote Smart PCT: 'will fight for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status, protect DREAMers, and streamline the visa and green card process' — direct opposite of mandatory deportation of all illegals including Dreamers. HARD. Center
Vote Smart PCT: 'will fight for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status, protect DREAMers, and streamline the visa and green card process' — direct opposite of mandatory deportation of all illegals including Dreamers. HARD.
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