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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jesús G. "Chuy" García |
| Address | 4226 W. 25th Place
Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
April 12, 1956 |
| Died |
Still Living
(68 years) |
| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | NCdem
Sep 24, 2024 03:20pm |
| Tags |
Hispanic - Married - Catholic -
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| Info |
U.S. Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García proudly represents the Fourth Congressional District of Illinois. He was sworn into office on January 3, 2019, during the 116th Congress.
Throughout his career, Congressman García has been a progressive voice fighting to improve the lives of his working-class neighbors, many of whom are immigrants like him. He is a coalition builder committed to empowering youth and expanding access to quality education, affordable housing, and economic opportunity.
He currently serves as a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. He is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the Congressional Equality Caucus, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and New Americans Caucus. He is also the founder the Future of Transportation Caucus.
Congressman García was born in Los Pinos, a small village in the Mexican state of Durango. He is the youngest of four children raised by his mother while his father worked in the United States, first under the WWII-era bracero program and later at a cold-storage plant in Chicago. In 1965, Congressman García and his family immigrated to the United States with permanent resident status. He still remembers his first American meal: a bologna sandwich from a roadside diner in Texas.
Prior to his election to Congress in November of 2018, Congressman García was a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. As Commissioner, he opposed housing discrimination against disadvantaged communities, raised the minimum wage, and mandated that County employees have access to paid sick leave. He also passed an ordinance ending Cook County's cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). The measure was the first of its kind in the nation and set an example followed by more than 250 localities.
Congressman García began organizing for workers' rights and more inclusive city services during his college years at University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC). He first entered political life in 1984, when he was elected Committeeman of the Cook County Democratic Party. He quickly earned recognition as a coalition builder between Chicago's Latino and African American communities.
Soon afterward, Congressman García was elected to represent Chicago's 22nd Ward on the City Council. During his time as Alderman, Congressman García prevented non-attorney immigration practitioners from levying unreasonable fees. In 1986, he became the Chairman for the Council's Committee on Aviation, where he helped implement the Automated Guideway Transit (ATG) at O'Hare International Airport.
Mr. García also served as State Senator of Illinois' 1st District. In 1993, he passed the Language Assistance Services Act, which requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to provide resources for effective communication with limited-English-speaking and deaf patients.
In 2015, Congressman García became the first Chicago mayoral candidate to push a sitting mayor into a run-off.
Congressman García still lives in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago with his beloved wife Evelyn and has three adult children.
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| Chicago Mayor - Runoff - Apr 04, 2023 |
D |
Brandon Johnson |
| Chicago Ward 10 - Feb 28, 2023 |
N |
Ana Guajardo |
| Chicago Ward 25 - Feb 28, 2023 |
D |
Aida Flores |
| Chicago Ward 14 - Feb 28, 2023 |
N |
Jeylu B. Gutierrez |
| Chicago Ward 12 - Feb 28, 2023 |
N |
Julia M. Ramirez |
| Chicago Ward 33 - Feb 28, 2023 |
N |
Samie Martinez |
| Chicago Ward 36 - Feb 28, 2023 |
D |
Gilbert "Gil" Villegas |
| Chicago Ward 46 - Feb 28, 2023 |
D |
Marianne LaLonde |
| MN District 05 - D Primary - Aug 09, 2022 |
D |
Ilhan Omar |
| MI District 11 - D Primary - Aug 02, 2022 |
D |
Andy Levin |
| IL District 03 - D Primary - Jun 28, 2022 |
D |
Delia C. Ramirez |
| IL District 01 - D Primary - Jun 28, 2022 |
D |
Jonathan L. Jackson |
| IL Secretary of State - D Primary - Jun 28, 2022 |
D |
Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias |
| IL District 13 - D Primary - Jun 28, 2022 |
D |
Nikki Budzinski |
| OH District 11 - Special D Primary - Aug 03, 2021 |
D |
Nina Turner |
| Illinois Democratic Party Chair - Mar 03, 2021 |
D |
Robin Kelly |
| IL US President - D Primary - Mar 17, 2020 |
I |
Bernie Sanders |
| Chicago Mayor - Runoff - Apr 02, 2019 |
D |
Lori Lightfoot |
| Chicago Ward 46 - Feb 26, 2019 |
N |
Erika Wozniak Francis |
| Chicago Ward 49 - Feb 26, 2019 |
D |
Maria Hadden |
| Chicago Ward 25 - Feb 26, 2019 |
D |
Hilario Dominguez |
| Chicago Ward 14 - Feb 26, 2019 |
N |
Tanya G. Patino |
| IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 20, 2018 |
D |
Chris Kennedy |
| IL State House 004 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2018 |
D |
Delia C. Ramirez |
| IL US President - D Primary - Mar 15, 2016 |
I |
Bernie Sanders |
| IL State House 021- D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 |
D |
Rudy Lozano Jr |
| Chicago Mayor - Apr 04, 1989 |
D |
Timothy Evans |
| Chicago Mayor - Appointment - Dec 02, 1987 |
D |
Timothy Evans |
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