Judith Garcia
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 11th Suffolk District
Chelsea native and former Chelsea city councilor serving in the Massachusetts House, where she is vice chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. She previously worked in health care at a Boston nonprofit and in cybersecurity.
Where Judith Garcia stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Immigration (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Filed H.1168 in 2025 to drop the rule that patients need a primary care referral before seeing a gynecologist. The financial services committee recommended it on July 22, 2026 and sent it to House Ways and Means.
July 22, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Filed H.2427 in 2025 to improve indoor air quality in communities hit hardest by pollution. The public health committee folded it into a new draft (H.4590) in October 2025.
October 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted for H.5305, the PROTECT Act limiting how state and local police take part in federal civil immigration enforcement. The House vote on engrossment was 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted for H.5555, the final fiscal year 2027 state budget. The House vote on conference report was 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for H.57, a supplemental budget adding money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House vote on engrossment was 126-26.
February 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for H.4977, the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing bond bill. The House vote on enactment was 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted for H.4052, a law making phone calls from prisons and jails free for incarcerated people. The House vote on re-enactment was 132-26.
November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for H.4977, the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing bond bill. The House vote on enactment was 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for H.57, a supplemental budget adding money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House vote on engrossment was 126-26.
February 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for S.2581, a bill requiring schools to limit student cell phone use during the school day. The House vote on engrossment was 129-25.
April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted for H.4885, the final gun law that banned untraceable "ghost guns" and expanded the assault-style weapons ban. The House vote on conference report was 124-33.
July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted for H.5595, a bill removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion and leaving the decision to a doctor's judgment. The House vote on engrossment was 119-33.
July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for S.2543, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care. The House vote on enactment was 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for S.2543, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care. The House vote on enactment was 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted for H.5151, the House energy affordability bill, which cut $1 billion from the Mass Save efficiency program to lower utility bills. The House vote on engrossment was 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Received the Boston Globe editorial board's endorsement in the 2022 Democratic primary for the new 11th Suffolk House seat.
September 3, 2022
Source: bostonglobe.com
Won election to the Chelsea City Council's District 5 seat on November 3, 2015, at age 24, as one of six Latino members elected to the 11-seat council.
November 3, 2015
Source: wbur.org
Past race Judith Garcia ran in:
- Massachusetts State Representative 11th Suffolk District · November 3, 2026 · 11th Suffolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent