GARCIA, Robert, a Representative from California; born in Lima, Peru, December 2, 1977; graduated from Covina High School, Covina, Calif., 1995; B.A. California State University, Long Beach, Calif., 2002; M.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 2005; Ed.D., California State University, Long Beach, Calif., 2010; lecturer; communications director, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, Calif., 2007-2012; newspaper publisher; adjunct faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.; staff, Long Beach, Calif., city councilmember Frank Colonna; member of the Long Beach, Calif., city council, 2009-2014; vice mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 2012-2014; Mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 2014-2022; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress (January 3, 2023-present).