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Episode: Robert Garcia, First Gay Mayor of Long Beach CA and Congressional Candidate
Description: In house with us today is Long Beach California Mayor Robert Garcia! He has been Long Beach's first gay mayor, and now is seeking national office as a candidate for the US House of Representatives.
Robert is a Peruvian-American educator and politician who is the 28th and current mayor of Long Beach, California. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in the 2014 election and won reelection in 2018. He is both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor, as well as the first Latino American to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be e...