Robert Garcia

A Representative from California. Born in Lima, Peru, December 2, 1977. Graduated from Covina High School, Covina, Calif. , 1995. B. A. California State University, Long Beach, Calif. , 2002. M. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 2005. Ed. D. , California State University, Long Beach, Calif. , 2010. Lecturer. Communications director, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, Calif. , 2007-2012. Newspaper publisher. Adjunct faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Staff, Long Beach, Calif. , city councilmember Frank Colonna. Member of the Long Beach, Calif. , city council, 2009-2014. Vice mayor of Long Beach, Calif. , 2012-2014. Mayor of Long Beach, Calif. , 2014-2022. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2023-present).