# Brian Garcia

Brian Garcia is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 8
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c13f449f-0423-4ad5-836b-69913aad6600

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c13f449f-0423-4ad5-836b-69913aad6600 (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

Garcia sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

## What Garcia says (AZ 2025–26 session)

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Garcia | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 25.0% | 2.5% | 6 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 25.0% | 2.9% | 2 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 14.4% | 143 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.04), from 482 donors and 275 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 99.0% (93.3%). 65 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 374. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 53 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 2062: same-sex marriage; constitutional right. (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2062/
- HB 4104: appropriation; Arizona arts trust fund (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4104/
- HB 4046: campaign finance; lobbyists; election funding (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4046/
- HB 4105: school districts; policies; weapons; limitations (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4105/
- HB 4107: school open enrollment; tribal students (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4107/
- HB 2701: Arizona tribal flags; display (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2701/
- HB 2703: ESAs; micro-schools; ADE; reporting requirements. (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2703/
- HB 2704: ESAs; parental notification; waived rights. (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2704/
- HB 2702: data centers; TPT distribution; solar (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2702/
- HB 2217: antidiscrimination; employment; housing; public accommodations (introduced, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2217/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,944 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianGarciaAZ/status/2088060607853744149
- 2025-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianGarciaAZ/status/1962258608978055429
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianGarciaAZ/status/1924944222400217483
- 2025-02-07 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BrianGarciaAZ/status/1887952257918058936

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/house-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2358
- Campaign site: https://www.briangarciaaz.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrianGarciaAZ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarciaforAZ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BrianGarciaAZ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brianga31
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangarciaaz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c13f449f-0423-4ad5-836b-69913aad6600