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Mario Garcia |
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Mario Garcia (Democrat
on paper only)
ran for election to
the Arizona State
Senate to represent
District 24. He lost
in the Democratic
primary on July 30,
2024. Garcia has
filed a Statement of
Interest with the
Arizona Secretary of
State and is running
for election to the
State Senate for
LD24 in the 2026
election. |
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West Phoenix
Dem
Candidate
Cozies Up
With
Anti-LGBTQ+
Politician |
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Jul. 9, 2025 |
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A photo
at the
Arizona
Senate
Building
with Mario
Garcia, a
Democratic
Senate
candidate
for LD24,
posing
alongside
Felipe Rios,
an Indiana
Republican
House of
Representatives
candidate. |
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"Arizona
Senate
candidate
for the
western
region of
Phoenix
Mario Garcia
posed for
numerous
pictures
alongside an
Indiana
Republican
who is
campaigning
for a seat
in his state
promoting
anti-LGBTQ+
laws,
including a
ban same-sex
marriage. |
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Garcia is
a Maryvale
resident who
hopes to
push Rep.
Annalise
Ortiz out
during the
primaries
later this
month. Ortiz
currently
represents
the region
in the House
of
Representatives
and is also
a member of
the LGBTQ+
caucus. |
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LOOKOUT
and the
Arizona
Agenda
previously
identified
Garcia as
being
friendly
with other
far-right
candidates
such as Kari
Lake.
The recent
photos show
his
relationship
with another
far-right
candidate
continues. |
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The MAGA
Democrat |
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Apr. 19,
2024 |
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"...
screenshots
and social
media
messages
sent to
LOOKOUT and
the Arizona
Agenda show
that
Garcia
has a
history of
promoting
far-right
conservative
candidates." |
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"In the
screenshots
provided,
Garcia
shared
multiple
Facebook
posts from
Kari Lake,
the
far-right
candidate
who was then
running for
governor.
The posts
Garcia
shared
included
favorable
articles
written
about Lake,
endorsements
and
promoting
her
popularity
among Latino
voters. He
also shared
an
announcement
about Lake’s
“Faith and
Family
Fest,” held
in September
before the
2022
election." |
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But it’s not
just Lake he
appears to
support. In
screenshots
from his
Instagram
account that
were also
given to
LOOKOUT and
the Agenda,
Garcia was
seen
standing
next to and
holding up a
campaign
sign for
Gary Snyder,
a Republican
running this
year to
represent
Legislative
District 25,
which
stretches
from Yuma to
the West
Valley, in
the House.
Snyder has
reposted
speeches
from
Republican
Sen.
Wendy Rogers
and photos
with
Republican
Congressman
Paul Gosar
on his
social
media,
writing of
Gosar that
the two
“think
alike.” |
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