Mike Garcia
Bio |
Mike Garcia was educated at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and Georgetown University before serving for 20 years in the military. Following his honorable discharge, he worked as an executive with Raytheon for over a decade before beginning his career in politics. |
Status and Position |
Current US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Republican, California |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CA-25 | CA-25 | Yes | Dropped Out | N/A |
Campaign Financing |
Top contributors include C&R Molding, Raytheon's Technologies, Northwest Excavating, Santa Clarita Studios, and Majority Cmte PAC. A lot of funds have come from large and small individual contributions, as well as PACs. |
Voting Rights |
Garcia has not made his stance on voting rights clear. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Garcia is not in support of a universal healthcare system. Garcia has shown his support for the repealing of the Affordable Care Act, and cutting areas of Medicare and Medicaid. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Mike Garcia has advocated against the Affordable Care Act in the past. He has not specifically stated his stance upon socialized health. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Garcia has advocated against the Affordable Care Act and making cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Garcia has not expressed a stance on LGBTQ rights. He does believe that businesses should be able to carry out their religious practices as their religious freedoms are protected by the Constitution. N/A |
| Taxes | Against | Garcia supports a lower tax rate. Garcia supports a lower tax rate to promote freedom and economic growth. He is in strong support of small government. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Nuance | Garcia supports a lower tax rate and believes some people are being penalized for their economic status. Garcia supports a lower tax rate to promote freedom and economic growth. He is in strong support of small government. |
| Abortion | Against | Garcia does not support abortion. Garcia believes in protecting live at all costs from the moment of conception. He has voted for bills to support the health of children who have undergone attempted abortion. He supports allowing abortions in certain circumstances such as the mother's life in danger. |
| Gun Control | Against | Garcia supports the Second Amendment. The extent of Garcia's stance on gun control goes as far as his support for the Second Amendment. |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Garcia supports assisted only if the life of the person is going to die from an illness or condition. The extent of Garcia's stance on gun control goes as far as his support for the Second Amendment. |
| Government Interference | Against | Garcia has shown support for smaller government especially in terms of taxes. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Garcia's main problem with Planned Parenthood is the performance of abortions. He would support the funding of Planned Parenthood so long as the funding did not go towards abortion. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Garcia has not made his stance on welfare clear. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | Garcia does not have a stance on the issue of stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | For | Garcia supports the death penalty. It is difficult to find information on the matter due to particular reasons. However, sources indicate that he is in support of the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Garcia has not made a clear statement about mandatory minimum sentencing. |
| Military Spending | For | Garcia has shown support for funding the Department of Defense. He served in the United States Navy and has spoken about his support for defense issues. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Garcia has shown support for funding the Department of Defense and fighting the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Garcia has not specifically spoken about foreign policy. He does favor an "American lives first" mentality to foreign affairs. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Mike Garcia does not have a stance on the power of the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Garcia's stance on nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | For | Garcia supports smaller government, lower taxes, and a free market system. Garcia believes that a free market system can potentially help develop effective and affordable healthcare. He is against higher taxes and a large government. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Garcia does not have a stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Mike Garcia has not spoken about Affirmative Action. |
| Government Spending | Against | Garcia is for less taxing and spending of the government. He favors smaller government and a free market system. |
| Charter Schools | For | Garcia has expressed his support for charter schools mainly through Twitter. He toured many charter schools and responded by saying that he has always been a supporter of charter schools and what he saw only furthered that he believed they "blend the best of all forms of education." |
| Common Core | Unknown | Garcia has not spoken about or expressed support for or against Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Garcia has not expressed his official stance on clean energy. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | For | Garcia stands for religious freedom. Garcia has expressed his concern for religious liberties being at risk. He believes that religious freedoms of business owners should be protected as well as Christians spreading the gospel. |
| Separation of Church and State | Nuance | Garcia was asked about what his definition and take on separation of church and state was and he responded with, "means that the government should not and cannot dictate the guiding principles of a church. The government shall remain neutral towards religions." |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Mike Garcia has not spoken about slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | Garcia is in support of stronger border control. Garcia believes that a nation without borders is not a nation at all. He has a strong emphasis on the crime rate amongst those who have crossed the border illegally. He advocates for stronger protection of the United States borders. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Garcia has not expressed a stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Nuance | Garcia has not specifically stated his advocacy against DACA, but has explained how he thinks there are more important issues that need to be tackled or focused upon first. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Nuance | Mike Garcia has expressed his advocacy against sanctuary for illegal immigrants. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Garcia has not expressed his views on the medical or recreational use of marijuana. |