# Chuy García

Chuy García is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000586
- FEC candidate IDs: H8IL04134

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000586 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

García raised $376.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What García says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,208 classified statements: 904 posts on X, 214 press releases, 88 Congressional Record speeches, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | García | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.0% | 6.6% | 44 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 29.4% | 27.5% | 98 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.8% | 73.2% | 127 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 9.8% | 203 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 15.5% | 22.7% | 172 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.8% | 1.9% | 21 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 41% (House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (House Democrats 13%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Health 15% (House Democrats 26%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.30 (standard error 0.01), from 996 donors and 3,712 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 591. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10518: Diversify Act (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10518
- H.R. 9853: Right to Learn Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9853
- H.R. 9678: Good Jobs for Good Airports Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9678
- H.R. 9513: Community Schools and Health Equity Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9513
- H.R. 8612: Reward Work Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8612
- H.Con.Res. 94: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/94
- H.R. 8218: Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8218
- H.R. 7032: Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7032
- H.Res. 838: Commemorating the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos in the United States and around the world. (in committee, 2025-10-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/838
- H.R. 10215: Our Homes, Our Votes Act (in committee, 2024-11-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10215

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $376.0K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2114526882502767028
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2114799124226973903
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2113632348726010133
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2113360329635725600
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2112962473162645646
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2113002596210548949
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2112270526303666310
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2111148838756995208
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2110851565632520549
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/2109684737292013799

## Links

- Official site: https://chuygarcia.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepChuyGarcia
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000586

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000586