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Johnny Garcia

DFormer Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputy and SWAT hostage negotiator

Won the Democratic primary runoff against Maureen Galindo

Johnny Garcia is a former Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputy, SWAT hostage negotiator, and public information officer from San Antonio's West Side, running as a Democrat focused on lowering costs and affordable health care.[2][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Campaign describes him as fighting for affordable health care for working families.[3]

    “for lower costs, affordable healthcare, and the chance to get ahead”

In their words — priorities

  • Says he is fighting for lower costs, affordable health care, and economic opportunity for working families in TX-35.[3]

Background

  • Born and raised in San Antonio's West Side; graduated from Memorial High School and attended St. Philip's College.[2][3]
  • Worked in construction before spending nearly two decades at the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, including as a SWAT hostage negotiator and public information officer.[2][3]

Campaign money

Raised $932K · spent $609K · $323K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Carlos De La Cruz · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 2.Johnny Garcia · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 3.Johnny Garcia For Congress · Johnny Garcia for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words