Robert Garcia, the mayor of Long Beach, speaks at a virtual press conference about COVID-19 July 2. Photo: City of Long Beach Robert Garcia, mayor of Long Beach, finally announced his plan to leave the city.
On Friday, Garcia, the city’s first openly gay mayor, tweeted that he is a candidate for Congress. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long), who has served four terms representing the 47th District, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term next year.
The next day, Robert Garcia made his announcement and shared his campaign website, which doesn’t list any platform, but does ask people to give money to his campaign.
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