U.S. House · Louisiana's 6th District
Lindsay Garcia
Educator and community advocateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 6th District
- Result
- Goes to a runoff
- Opponents
- Blake Miguez (R); Rick Edmonds (R); Monique Appeaning (R); Larry Davis (R); Michael Mebruer (R); Stephen Wagley (R); Rufus Craig (LIB); Chauna Banks (D); Patrick Forbes (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
Healthcare is a human right in the United States,
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 6
2026-11-03
| Blake Miguez R | challenger |
| Rick Edmonds R | challenger |
| Monique Appeaning R | challenger |
| Larry Davis R | challenger |
| Michael Mebruer R | challenger |
| Stephen Wagley R | challenger |
| Rufus Craig LIB | challenger |
| Chauna Banks D | challenger |
| Patrick Forbes D | challenger |
| Lindsay Garcia D | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Healthcare is a human right in the United States,
Said she would work to bring back the Affordable Care Act subsidies, would work to repeal Medicaid work requirements, and eventually wants a taxpayer-funded national health insurance plan.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
In her Candidate Connection survey, says she supports raising the federal minimum wage so full-time workers are not living in poverty.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia of Walker is a Democratic candidate and educator with more than two decades of experience, including as a social studies teacher in New Orleans, who built a large social media following speaking about education issues. She is a graduate of Southern University Law Center. According to her campaign biography, she is running on affordability, infrastructure, healthcare and social justice.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Garcia was born and raised in Louisiana, according to her submitted biography.[1] She has worked as an educator for more than two decades in classrooms, government programs and community organizations, and the Louisiana Illuminator's voter guide says she taught social studies in New Orleans before earning a law degree.[1][2][3] She served military families through the U.S. Department of Defense's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program.[1][2] She has built a social media following of more than one million people speaking about education in Louisiana, according to her biography.[1]
After the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans, which killed three workers, Garcia organized community forums and boycotts; she also says she drove more than 30,000 miles to support communities seeking justice for George Floyd.[1][2] She graduated from Southern University Law Center with the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship and interned with VOTE (Voice of the Experienced), which works to restore rights for currently and formerly incarcerated people.[1][2][4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says she is committed to defending the Constitution, citing her legal education and work with VOTE reviewing legislation for compliance with the U.S. and Louisiana Constitutions.[6]
- Emphasizes government accountability and checks and balances, summarized in her phrase "impeach, remove, imprison, repeat," for consistent enforcement of the law against officials who violate the public trust.[6]
- Focuses on affordability and expanding economic opportunity for working families, citing her own experience with financial pressure.[6]
Campaign money$65K raised · 95% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-18
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $60K
- Own money & loans $2,864
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/lindsay-garcia
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Lindsay Garcia — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 3.6th Congressional District (Voter Guide: Election 2026) · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-10-19 News report
- 4.Undeterred Democrats qualify for La. congressional races favoring GOP candidates · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-08-06 News report
- 5.Ideas on healthcare affordability differ among 6th District candidates · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-09-16 News report
- 6.Lindsay Garcia — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words