Jess G. “Chuy” Garca, an American politician born on April 12, 1956, has been the 4th district congressman for Illinois since 2019.
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Following the redistricting of Democratic State Senator Howard W. “Howie” Carroll from the Illinois Senate’s first district to the eighth, Garca ran for the position in the first district in 1992 and won the open-seat Democratic primary with 8,604 votes (52.06%), defeating Donald C. Smith’s 6,159 votes (37.26%) and Gilbert G. Jimenez’s 1,765 votes (10.68%).
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In the strongly Democratic 1st district’s primary, Garca easily beat Republican opponent Esequiel “Zeke” Iracheta by a margin of 21,314 votes (81.74%) to 4,762 (18.26%).
He was the first state senator of Mexican heritage from Illinois. Ricardo Munoz took up Garca’s seat on the municipal council after he resigned.
Jesus (Chuy) García net worth: How much is Jesus Garcia worth?
He has a net worth of $18 million.


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