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Patty Garcia

U.S. Representative IL-04 (2026 D Nominee · Garcia-seat open · former Chief of Staff to Garcia)
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
9 / 100 F
Raw: 8 of 86 dynamic max · 43 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 2/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 6/ 40
National Rank
#4,660 of 8,966 · bottom 48.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-06
Early voting: 2026-09-24 – 2026-11-02
Elections office: (217) 782-4141
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Illinois State Board of Elections

Official Profile

Chief of Staff to retiring Rep. Chuy Garcia. No relation to Chuy. Won 2026 D primary essentially unopposed after Chuy withdrew post-deadline. Heavily D district.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. The 2026 Democratic nominee for Illinois' 4th Congressional District, Garcia is endorsed by Our Revolution — whose candidate criteria require support for reproductive freedom — and by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Chris Welch, both of whom champion abortion access. Her candidacy in this majority-Latino Chicago district is anchored in the Democratic consensus supporting abortion rights, opposing any personhood-from-conception legal protection.

    Verified 2026-06-28Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)

Christian Liberty

0/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
FALSE (0)

Economic Stewardship

2/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Supports Medicare for All as her healthcare platform — a federal expansion estimated to add tens of trillions to federal obligations, running counter to balanced-budget stewardship.

    Verified 2026-06-06Dispute this claim
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
TRUE (+2)

Election Integrity

0/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Campaigning on a pledge to 'abolish ICE' and end deportation enforcement in working-class communities, explicitly opposing mandatory deportation and framing ICE raids as 'terrorizing' immigrant families.

    Verified 2026-06-06Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Campaigns on delivering 'safer, healthier communities' in Chicago's 4th District — a formulation that in the Chicago political context encompasses gun-violence prevention and gun-control legislation, consistent with the Illinois Democratic legislative consensus supporting background checks and high-capacity weapon restrictions rather than the rubric's anti-red-flag, anti-AWB constitutional-carry standard.

    Verified 2026-06-28Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)

Foreign Policy Restraint

2/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

4/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
TRUE (+2)

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