Robert Garcia

American educator and politician (born 1977) · Politicians

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S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, California, from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor, as well as the first Latino to hold the office.

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2002“Act like a cherry blossom... And scatter, you pinhead!”In their wordsVersus Mature and Vice, King of Fighters 2002.Read the whole statement

“You just bleed there and think about what you've done!”In their wordsKing of Fighters 2002.Read the whole statement

“Oh, holy cheese! Butch up, you little hot-house orchid!!!”In their wordsVersus Benimaru in King of Fighters 2002.Read the whole statement

2001“Everyone knows their limits. You just got more than others.”In their wordsKing of Fighters 2001.Read the whole statement

“Life's a wild mare, but endurance makes it tame.”In their wordsKing of Fighters 2001.Read the whole statement

2000“Carelessness is an awesome enemy....”In their wordsKing of Fighters 2000 (losing phrase).Read the whole statement

1977Born2 December 1977

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Garcia in 2013

Mayor of Long Beach, Robert Garcia at a joint signing at the East San Pedro Bay study in 2016

Garcia with Vice-President Kamala Harris in 2021

Official portrait, 2023

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Robert Garcia

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Act like a cherry blossom... And scatter, you pinhead!
2002, Versus Mature and Vice, King of Fighters 2002., Own words
Put you three together. And you get a bunch of losers.
2002, King of Fighters 2002., Own words
You just bleed there and think about what you've done!
2002, King of Fighters 2002., Own words

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Robert Julio Garcia is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, California, from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor, as well as the first Latino to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be mayor of Long Beach, after Republican Eunice Sato, a Japanese American who served from 1980 to 1982. A former member of the Long Beach City Council, he was vice mayor from 2012 to 2014.