# Sylvia Garcia

Sylvia Garcia is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Texas’s 29th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Texas’s 29th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000587
- FEC candidate IDs: H8TX29052

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000587 (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

90% of Garcia’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Texas, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

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

1,907 classified statements: 1,744 posts on X, 77 press releases, 50 Congressional Record speeches, 36 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Garcia | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.9% | 6.6% | 85 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 26.6% | 27.5% | 134 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 68.0% | 73.2% | 168 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 9.8% | 190 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 22.7% | 157 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 107 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 24% (House Democrats 11%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.01), from 767 donors and 3,777 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 13 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 443. 10.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 31 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1414: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1414
- H.R. 8877: Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8877
- H.R. 8878: Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8878
- H.J.Res. 180: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/180
- H.J.Res. 181: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/181
- H.R. 8373: Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8373
- H.Res. 1170: Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of the trailblazing labor and civil rights leader… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1170
- H.Res. 1149: Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 17, 2026. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1149
- H.R. 7344: Affordable Housing Supply Chain Clarity Act (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7344
- H.R. 7252: Restoring Community Trust Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7252

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 4.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 90% 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/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114775298692829198
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114792244301418860
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114816404637548627
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114829825344942521
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Rep. Garcia, Leader Jeffries, and Rep. Menefee Join Houston Workers to Highlight How ICE's Reign of Terror is Worsening the Affordability Crisis · labels: policy discussion · https://sylviagarcia.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-garcia-leader-jeffries-and-rep-menefee-join-houston-workers-to-highlight-how-ice-s-reign-of-terror-is-worsening-the-affordability-crisis
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2113972052491382810
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114017262826934293
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2114057449741197548
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2113664464759214367
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia/status/2113730973707972824

## Links

- Official site: https://sylviagarcia.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepSylviaGarcia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSylviaGarcia
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000587

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000587