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Franklin Garcia

Democratic · DC

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Franklin Garcia served as D.C.'s shadow representative from 2015 to 2021, leads the DC Latino Leadership Council, and founded the TV shows DC Statehood Today and DCiReporter. His priorities are D.C. statehood with full voting representation in Congress and more Latino voices in city government.

Where Franklin Garcia stands, based on their records

Supports

Civil Rights (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support

  • Organized a rally of faith, LGBT, Latino, and African American groups outside the Trump hotel on the March on Washington anniversary to protest Trump's campaign rhetoric.

    August 26, 2016Supports Civil Rights

    Source: dcist.com

  • Organized a protest outside Donald Trump's planned D.C. hotel after Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants, demanding a public apology.

    July 9, 2015Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nbcwashington.com

Track record — General

General · 6 records

  • Ran as an independent for an at-large D.C. Council seat in the November 3, 2020 general election instead of seeking a fourth shadow term, and lost with 8,972 votes.

    November 3, 2020

    Source: electionresults.dcboe.org

  • Served as one of D.C.'s three presidential electors and cast the District's electoral votes for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.

    December 19, 2016

    Source: archives.gov

  • As a member of D.C.'s New Columbia Statehood Commission, took part in its public vote approving a proposed state constitution and boundaries. He backed the mayor's plan for a 21-member state legislature.

    June 28, 2016

    Source: statehood.dc.gov

  • Won election as D.C.'s shadow U.S. representative in the November 4, 2014 general election with 114,073 votes, defeating Statehood Green and Libertarian candidates.

    November 4, 2014

    Source: electionresults.dcboe.org

  • Registered a website backing Mayor Vincent Gray and spoke at a July 18, 2012 rally asking that a federal probe of Gray's 2010 campaign run its course before anyone pushed him to resign.

    July 31, 2012

    Source: dcist.com

  • As chairman of the D.C. Latino Caucus, announced the group's 37-1 endorsement of Vincent Gray for mayor and criticized Mayor Adrian Fenty for skipping its forum on Latino issues.

    July 29, 2010

    Source: afro.com

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