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Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Democrat

Raised $375,959 · 149K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.9% of votes

Top contributing industries: Labor Unions ($85,000), Leadership PAC ($20,000), not mapped ($20,000), Transportation ($15,000), Commercial Banks ($10,000)

Jesús G. "Chuy" García is a Democratic U.S. Representative for Illinois's 4th district. He has served 7.7 years in Congress; the seat is on the ballot in 2026, but García is not running for it. He raised $375,959 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 149K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 9 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 0.10 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score.

Service

7.7 years in Congress

Current term

January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027

Next election

2026

Born

April 12, 1956

Birthplace

Victoria de Durango

Residence

Chicago, Illinois

Gender

Male

Religion

Catholic

Office

2334 Rayburn House Office Building

Phone

202-225-8203

Bioguide ID

G000586

Background and career

Jesús G. "Chuy" García ( CHOO-ee; born April 12, 1956) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 4th district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as well as in the Illinois Senate and on the Chicago City Council before his election to Congress.

Education

School	Degree	Year	Source
University of Illinois Chicago	BA, MUP		source

Citizenship

naturalized citizen, naturalized 1977. source

Religion

Catholic (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Children: 3 · Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

county commissioner (2011–2018)
member of the State Senate of Illinois (1993–1999)
council member (1986–1993)

Campaign fundraising

Raised $863,043 in the 2024 cycle and $375,959 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
BUSHNER, SADIYA	SADIYA BUSHNER	PHOTOGRAPHER	HINSDALE, IL	$6,600
BUSHNER, IAN	LATHAM & WATKINS LLP	ATTORNEY	HINSDALE, IL	$6,600
DISPARTI, LAWRENCE	SELF	ATTORNEY	CHICAGO, IL	$6,600
EYCHANER, FRED	NEWSWEB CORP.	CHAIRMAN	CHICAGO, IL	$6,600
CLIFFORD, ROBERT A	CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES	ATTORNEY	CHICAGO, IL	$6,600
PISSIOS, ALEX	ALECKO CAPITAL	REAL ESTATE	LONG GROVE, IL	$6,600
CARDENAS, HENRY	CARDENAS MARKETING NETWORK	CEO	CHICAGO, IL	$6,600
FLOOD, KEVIN	C&S RECYCLING	CEO	OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL	$5,100
AKHTAR, MUHAMMAD	RNA CORPORATION	CEO	BURR RIDGE, IL	$5,000
D'ESCOTO, RODRIGO	REFLECTION WINDOW + WALL	PRESIDENT	CHICAGO, IL	$5,000
TIRADO, PERLA	COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT	JUDGE	CHICAGO, IL	$4,870
WUEST, JACK	ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK	ADMINISTRATOR	CHICAGO, IL	$4,500
ALVAREZ, MICHAEL	ALVAREZ AND ASSOCIATES	CONSULTANT	CHICAGO, IL	$4,500
KAEGI, FREDERICK	CCAO	ASSESSOR	OAK PARK, IL	$4,300
VAUGHAN, MARY K	NONE	HISTORIAN	CHICAGO, IL	$3,800
GUERRA, STEVEN JOHN	ROZINANTE CONSULTING	CONSULTANT	CHICAGO, IL	$3,750
HERNANDEZ, RENATO	RENATO	MECANIC	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
PIERS, MATTHEW J.	HSPRD	ATTORNEY	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
GAYTAN, JUAN	MONTERREY SECURITY	SELF EMPLOYED	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
MANDERA, PERRY	PERRY MANDERA	SELF-EMPLOYED	GLENVIEW, IL	$3,300
PAVLIK, DAVID	DECENNIAL GROUP	EXECUTIVE	CHICAGO, IL	$3,300
POWER, JOSEPH A. JR	NOT EMPLOYED	NOT EMPLOYED	CHICAGO, IL	$3,300
GARCIA, DOMINGO	LAW OFFICES OF DOMINGO GARCIA	ATTORNEY	DALLAS, TX	$3,300
LOPEZ, JOSE E	PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	CHICAGO, IL	$3,300
SUAREZ, SERGIO D.	LOS COMALES MELROSE	SELF EMPLOYED	ELMHURST, IL	$3,300

257 other donors gave a total of $214,297.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
SMITH, LEO A.	NOT EMPLOYED	NOT EMPLOYED	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
VEGA, JOSE JR	GALERA FRESH	BUSINESS OWNER	OAK BROOK, IL	$3,500
VALADEZ, DERLY	VALADEZ ELECTRICAL SERVICE LLC.	ELECTRICAL COMPANY OWNER	COUNTRYSIDE, IL	$3,500
KAEGI, FREDERICK	CCAO	ASSESSOR	OAK PARK, IL	$3,500
MANDERA, PERRY	THE CUSTOM COMPANIES INC.	LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION	NORTHLAKE, IL	$3,500
ROGERS, JOHN JR	ARIEL INVESTMENTS	CO-CEO	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
LYCZAK, MICHAEL B	SELF	FARMER	OAK PARK, IL	$3,500
CLIFFORD, ROBERT A	CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES	ATTORNEY	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
EYCHANER, FRED	NEWSWEB CORP.	CHAIRMAN	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
CARDENAS, HENRY	CARDENAS MARKETING NETWORK	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	CHICAGO, IL	$3,500
NIEVES, MICHAEL D	HITN	PRESIDENT & CEO	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,500
HERNANDEZ, RENATO	RENATO	MECANIC	CHICAGO, IL	$3,250
MARQUEZ, DANIEL J	AZTEC SUPPLY CORP	PRESIDENT	DARIEN, IL	$3,000
WUEST, JACK	ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK	ADMINISTRATOR	CHICAGO, IL	$3,000
SHAMEEM, EJAZ	NOT EMPLOYED	NOT EMPLOYED	INVERNESS, IL	$3,000
CONWAY, KEVIN J.	COONEY & CONWAY	LAWYER	RIVER FOREST, IL	$2,900
LINARES, ALFREDO	LA CHIQUITA	SELF EMPLOYED	CHICAGO, IL	$2,500
AKHTAR, MUHAMMAD	RNA CORPORATION	CEO	BURR RIDGE, IL	$2,000
TAI, JASON	TAI-GINSBURG & ASSOCIATES	PRINCIPAL	WASHINGTON, DC	$2,000
GAYTAN, JUAN	MONTERREY SECURITY	PRESIDENT	CHICAGO, IL	$2,000
CALLISON, EDWIN III	BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE	VICE PRESIDENT	SAINT LOUIS, MO	$2,000
LLANO, SANDI	SANDI LLANO & ASSOCIATES INC.	DBE CONSULTANT	ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL	$1,600
ALKHATIB, AHMAD M	SUPERIOR MANAGEMENT INC.	ENTREPENUER	CHICAGO, IL	$1,500
DAVILA, JESUS	FOTO DAVILA INC	PRESIDENT	BURR RIDGE, IL	$1,500
GUERRA, STEVEN JOHN	ROZINANTE CONSULTING	CONSULTANT	CHICAGO, IL	$1,450

146 other donors gave a total of $81,186.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
PAC TO THE FUTURE	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE	PAC	Technology	$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
DEMAND JUSTICE PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	PAC	Transportation	$5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC	PAC	Commercial Banks	$5,000
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Agriculture	$5,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	PAC	Telecommunications	$5,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Real Estate	$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC	PAC	Commercial Banks	$5,000
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Transportation	$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	PAC	Transportation	$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

Committee	Supporting the member	Opposing the member	Total	Single-candidate (80%+)	FEC record
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION	$10	$0	$10	Yes	FEC

Leadership PAC: TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

2026 (partial)

Leadership PAC: TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

$0 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 08/13/2026)). Earliest on record (2018): $0. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

0 trades, estimated volume No trades. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

0.10 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -1.44, ranked #397 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: -0.439 (liberal end of the scale), chamber rank #73 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

Group	Rating	Scorecard year
NRA	Not available	2026
LCV	94	2025
AFL-CIO	100	2025
Club for Growth	0	2025
Planned Parenthood	100	2025
ACU	0	2025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): D+17. Last election margin: 40.22 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

Retiring. Open-seat candidates listed.

2026 open-seat candidates

Name	Party	Background	Source
Patty Garcia	D	Not listed	source
Lupe Castillo	R	Not listed	source

Candidate fields are fluid and were last checked September 2026.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 1.9% · party unity 95.8

Date	Measure	Question	Position
2026-01-08	H R 6938	On Passage	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 504	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 131	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 1834	On Passage	Yea
2026-01-14	H R 7006	On Passage	Nay
2026-02-03	H R 7148	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Nay
2026-03-05	H CON RES 38	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-16	H CON RES 40	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-16	H RES 965	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-29	S CON RES 33	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-04-30	H R 7567	On Passage	Nay
2026-05-14	H CON RES 75	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-06-03	H CON RES 86	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-06-03	H RES 518	On Motion to Discharge	Yea
2026-06-04	H R 2913	On Passage	Yea
2026-06-09	S 2	On Passage	Nay
2026-06-09	H R 5408	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-14	H R 139	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-15	H R 8595	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-21	H R 9770	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H R 8800	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H R 7008	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H CON RES 113	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-07-23	H CON RES 89	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-09-01	H R 9436	On Passage	Nay
2026-09-02	H R 1501	On Passage	Nay
2026-09-15	H CON RES 93	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea

Legislation

Sponsored 9 bills and cosponsored 578 bills in the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Status
H.Res. 838	Commemorating the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos in the United States and around the world.	Introduced
H.R. 7032	Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act	Introduced
H.R. 8218	Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act	Introduced
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.	Introduced
H.R. 8612	Reward Work Act	Introduced

Latest statements

Rep. Garcia Joins More Than 70 Lawmakers Across the Americas Urging an End to U.S. Boat Strikes and Extrajudicial Killings September 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Jesus Garcia joined 70+ legislators from 13 countries urging an end to U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, citing at least 234 extrajudicial killings.

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

Platform	Office account	Personal account
X	@RepChuyGarcia (44K)	not found
Instagram	not found	not found
Facebook	@RepChuyGarcia (106K)	not found
YouTube	not found	not found
LinkedIn	not found	not found
Threads	not found	not found
TikTok	not found	not found

Office total: 149K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 149K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

Committee	Role
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure	Member
House Committee on the Judiciary	Member
Aviation	Member
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials	Member
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement	Member
Highways and Transit	Member
The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust	Member

Caucus memberships

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Chief of staff

Kari J. Moe · (202) 225-8203

Chief of Staff at Rep. Keith Ellison source

Communications director

Edrei Pena · (202) 225-8203

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

2334 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-8203

District/state offices

City	Address	Phone
Chicago	4376 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632	(773) 475-0833
Melrose Park	125 N 19th Ave, Suite A, Melrose Park, IL 60160	(773) 342-0774

Connections

No documented connections beyond committee service.

Official links

Official website · Wikipedia

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.