Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia is a Democratic incumbent in California's 42nd district. $2.6M raised, $1.6M spent, $1.4M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$2.6M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $2,615,120 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,646,081 |
| Cash on hand | $1,381,467 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 48 · 2 terms · votes right of 27% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.37 |
| Votes more conservative than | 27% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 552 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $151K to $365K
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-11.
Assets minus liabilities: between $101K and $350K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Retirement System | DB | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : Checking & Savings The California State Teachers' Retirement System | DB | self | $50K to $100K |
| Chase Bank Account | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| American Express December 2o25 Credit Card | $15K to $50K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention10,115 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Robert Garcia (California congressman) on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $1,958,612 | 74.9% |
| PACs and other committees | $625,683 | 23.9% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $30,825 | 1.2% |
This raceCA-42, rank #1 of 2
Robert Garcia ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-42 · California · Democratic candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2CA47188, committee C00797795. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.