Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Sylvia R. Garcia

Official portrait of Sylvia R. Garcia
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Texas’s 29th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
1950
In Congress
House since 2019 · 7 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
GARCIA, SYLVIA R
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the current district highlighted

Texas, District 29

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 29IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H8TX29052 · Principal campaign committee: SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Texas District 29$1,201,321.76General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Texas District 29$938,007.37Won the general election (65.2%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Texas District 29$940,934.37General-election nominee
2019–2020U.S. House · Texas District 29$856,155.61General-election nominee
Total raised$1,201,321.76
Total spent$1,337,311.57
Cash on hand$235,764.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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: $416,203.38PACs and other committees: $783,955.15Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,163.23
  • Individual contributions$416,203.3835%
  • PACs and other committees$783,955.1565%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,163.230%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$20,491.216%
  • Contributions over $200$316,210.0094%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$288,491.0090%
  • Itemized from other states$30,509.0010%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $7,759.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$402K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $62,616.20APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $211,556.95JULY QUARTERLY: raised $67,032.37JULY QUARTERLY: spent $94,792.86OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $276,247.43OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $69,252.37YEAR-END: raised $140,390.92YEAR-END: spent $153,207.83PRE-PRIMARY: raised $124,388.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $286,663.62APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $232,491.19APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $283,784.10JULY QUARTERLY: raised $84,236.28JULY QUARTERLY: spent $58,925.80OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $189,517.20OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $109,240.202025-032025-092026-022026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea270
Voted nay371
Voted present1
Did not vote32 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored20
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored443

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1414 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Latest action Jul 20, 2026: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Garcia (TX). Petition No: 119-25. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026072025">Discharge petiti…
  • H.R. 8878 Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 8877 Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.J.Res. 181 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".
    Introduced May 11, 2026 · Latest action May 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.J.Res. 180 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices".
    Introduced May 11, 2026 · Latest action May 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 8373 Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 20, 2026 · Latest action Apr 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.Res. 1170 Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of the trailblazing labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.
    Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Latest action Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Res. 1149 Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 17, 2026.
    Introduced Mar 30, 2026 · Latest action Mar 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 7344 Affordable Housing Supply Chain Clarity Act
    Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Latest action Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 7252 Restoring Community Trust Act of 2026
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Jan 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

213 committees reported giving $677,995.00 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 Sylvia R Garcia$562,231.07
  • Independent expenditures opposing Sylvia R Garcia$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 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

Texas U.S. House, District 29, 2026 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sylvia R Garcia (D)$1,201,321.76$235,764.002026-10-14
Jarvis Johnson (D)$142,143.00$71,009.302026-02-11
Robert Slater (D)$33,892.00$16,304.582026-09-30
Martha Elena Fierro (R)$585.00$491.722026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 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: SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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