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U.S. House, District 42: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Brian Burley

Brian Burley

Running for U.S. House · California District 42

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia

U.S. House · California District 42

NationalDemocrat

Brian BurleyCandidateRobert GarciaCurrent rep

Job fit

Brian Burley

Education

  • Brian earned his undergraduate degree in Political Economy from the University of Southern California 1

Robert Garcia

Offices held

  • former Mayor of Long Beach 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Brian Burley

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign pledge as Congressman: "Advocate for Tax Relief to Families and Business Owners." 3
  • Crime & safety
    Campaign pledge as Congressman: "Fully Support Our Law Enforcement and Our Military." 3
  • Immigration
    Campaign pledge as Congressman: "Take a Stand Against Illegal Immigration." 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Climate & energy

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Robert Garcia

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Brian Burley

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Robert Garcia

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

Brian Burley

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$23Klarge donors$22K$45K raised
$22,6565Small individual donors
$22,2015Large individual donors

Robert Garcia

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.1Mlarge donors$849Kcompanies$212Klabor unions$124Kindustryassociations$92KOther kinds ofdonors$183K$2.7M raised
$1,109,6026Small individual donors
$849,0096Large individual donors

Checks

Brian Burley

No voting record to check yet

Robert Garcia

Checks run: missed votes

🚩 Missed 5.9% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 7

Not checked yet: stock trades

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Bio | Brian Burley for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman Robert Garcia · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. burley4congress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks