Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia's story is the immigrant arc compressed into a single life. Born in Lima, Peru, he became the youngest, first openly LGBT, and first Latino mayor of Long Beach before reaching Congress in 2023. What impresses me is that he never treated his background as something to minimize; he made it part of his political identity and his appeal. That kind of authenticity is hard to fake and easy to respect. I see him as a genuine embodiment of upward mobility, and as a reminder that representation in public office still meaningfully shifts who imagines power as theirs.

Name (English)

Robert Garcia

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・ガルシア

Reading

ろばーと・がるしあ

Born

December 2, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Origin

Lima, Lima Department, Peru

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

politician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Covina High School

University

California State University, Long Beach

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.robertgarcia.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/robertgarcialb/
• Xhttps://x.com/RobertGarciaLB
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Garcia%20(California%20congressman)

Tags

• Lima Department
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.