Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Michael Garcia

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 27
Filing address
Valencia, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GARCIA, MICHAEL
Next election
Primary June 7, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2022 district highlighted

California, District 27

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 27IncumbentRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H0CA25105 · Principal campaign committee: MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · California District 27$6,539,107.78Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · California District 27$7,192,788.37Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
2019–2020U.S. House · California District 25$10,140,614.30Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
Total raised$7,192,788.37
Total spent$7,453,974.99
Cash on hand$116,671.65
Debts owed by the campaign$129,195.04
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $5,567,237.45PACs and other committees: $1,007,114.51Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $590,601.08Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $27,835.33
  • Individual contributions$5,567,237.4577%
  • PACs and other committees$1,007,114.5114%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$590,601.088%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$27,835.330%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

287 committees reported giving $1,087,073.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Michael Garcia$1,049,774.25
  • Independent expenditures opposing Michael Garcia$242,512.73
  • Company and union communications to members about Michael Garcia$37,867.00

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

California U.S. House, District 27, 2022 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Garcia (R)$7,192,788.37$116,671.652022-12-31
Christy Smith (D)$3,949,504.79$51,825.482022-12-31
John Quaye Quartey II (D)$1,247,737.30$40,046.702022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 7, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean ROctober 26, 2022
  • PoliticoOctober 26, 2022
  • RCPOctober 16, 2022
  • Fox NewsNovember 1, 2022
  • 538Lean ROctober 26, 2022
  • The EconomistLean DOctober 16, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
The Mellman Group (D)October 3–6, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Mike Garcia 41% · Christy Smith 47%
The Mellman Group (D)August 25–30, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%Mike Garcia 42% · Christy Smith 44%
Remington Research Group (R)April 19–20, 2022801 (LV)± 3.3%Mike Garcia 47% · Christy Smith 45%
Remington Research Group (R)April 19–20, 2022801 (LV)± 3.3%Mike Garcia 47% · Quaye Quartey 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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