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|name=Mike Garcia
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|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Rebecca Garcia
|children=Two
|alma_mater=[[United States Naval Academy]]
|religion=
|birth_date=April 24, 1976
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'''Michael “Mike” Garcia''' (born April 24, 1976, age {{age|1976|4|24}}) is a businessman, veteran, and [[conservative]] Republican who successfully ran in the [[United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2020#CA-25_special_election|2020 U.S. House special election runoff in California's 25th district]] to succeed the disgraced [[Katie Hill]], a Democrat elected in the [[2018 midterm elections]] who resigned in late 2019 after a sex scandal.
==2020 U.S. House election in California's 25th district==
After Rep. [[Katie Hill]] effectively resigned from office, a special election was triggered to fill the vacancy.
===Special election===
The special election was held on March 3, 2020, concurring with the other primary elections preceding normal general elections for the other congressional district races in [[California]]. Garcia finished second place with only 25.4% of the vote,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/california/ 2020 California primary results]</ref> trailing [[Democrat]] [[Christy Smith]], but as no candidate garnered a majority of the votes casted, a runoff was triggered between the top two performers, as is under state law.
====Runoff====
Despite predictions that had suggested otherwise,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/california-house/ca-25-special-election-moves-lean-likely-democratic CA-25 Special Election Moves From Lean to Likely Democratic]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/california-district-25/ We think the race for U.S. House in California’s District 25 is a toss-up.]</ref> Garcia won the special election runoff by a margin of 12% of the vote over Christy Smith,<ref>[https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/special/us-rep/district/25 U.S. House of Representatives District 25 - Districtwide Results]</ref> having been endorsed by [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252417320347033614</ref> This was especially after Smith had downplayed Garcia's military service, making a sarcastic mockery about it.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/04/27/untitled-n2567727 Watch: Christy Smith Mocks Mike Garcia's Military Service in CA-25 Special Election]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.electmikegarcia.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Garcia Mike Garcia - Ballotpedia]
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|name=Mike Garcia
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Rebecca Garcia
|children=Two
|alma_mater=[[United States Naval Academy]]
|religion=
|birth_date=April 24, 1976
|birth_place=
}}
'''Michael “Mike” Garcia''' (born April 24, 1976, age {{age|1976|4|24}}) is a businessman, veteran, and [[conservative]] Republican who successfully ran in the [[United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2020#CA-25_special_election|2020 U.S. House special election runoff in California's 25th district]] to succeed the disgraced [[Katie Hill]], a Democrat elected in the [[2018 midterm elections]] who resigned in late 2019 after a sex scandal.
==2020 U.S. House election in California's 25th district==
After Rep. [[Katie Hill]] effectively resigned from office, a special election was triggered to fill the vacancy.
===Special election===
The special election was held on March 3, 2020, concurring with the other primary elections preceding normal general elections for the other congressional district races in [[California]]. Garcia finished second place with only 25.4% of the vote,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/california/ 2020 California primary results]</ref> trailing [[Democrat]] [[Christy Smith]], but as no candidate garnered a majority of the votes casted, a runoff was triggered between the top two performers, as is under state law.
====Runoff====
Despite predictions that had suggested otherwise,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/california-house/ca-25-special-election-moves-lean-likely-democratic CA-25 Special Election Moves From Lean to Likely Democratic]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/california-district-25/ We think the race for U.S. House in California’s District 25 is a toss-up.]</ref> Garcia won the special election runoff by a margin of 12% of the vote over Christy Smith,<ref>[https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/special/us-rep/district/25 U.S. House of Representatives District 25 - Districtwide Results]</ref> having been endorsed by [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252417320347033614</ref> This was especially after Smith had downplayed Garcia's military service, making a sarcastic mockery about it.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/04/27/untitled-n2567727 Watch: Christy Smith Mocks Mike Garcia's Military Service in CA-25 Special Election]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.electmikegarcia.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Garcia Mike Garcia - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Mike}}
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:United States Veterans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Latinos]]
[[Category:Patriots]]