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Franklin Garcia

Democratic candidate for United States Representative, District of Columbia · Open seat

Senior systems administrator at BAE Systems IT; former U.S. Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia

Franklin Garcia is a Democrat who served three terms as the District of Columbia's U.S. Shadow Representative, from 2015 to 2021. He chose not to seek a fourth term in 2020 so he could run for an at-large D.C. Council seat, which he did not win, and in 2024 he ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator. He ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Shadow Representative in the June 16, 2026 primary and faces Republican Ciprian Ivanof in the November 3, 2026 general election for the seat now held by Oye Owolewa.

Where Garcia stands

D.C. statehood / congressional representation

Supports admitting Washington, D.C. as the 51st state. Says D.C. residents pay more federal taxes per capita than residents of any state but have no voting representation in Congress, and calls this taxation without representation.

Background

• U.S. Shadow Representative, District of Columbia (2015–2021)
• Candidate for D.C. Council at-large (2020)
• Candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator, D.C. (2024)
• Senior Systems Administrator, BAE Systems IT (2001–present, per BallotReady)
• Senior Network Engineer, Computer Sciences Corporation (2001–2006)
• Founder, DCiReporter TV show
• Worked on campaigns for Hillary Clinton, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Dominican President Leonel Fernández
• M.A., Financial Economics for Public Policy, American University (1996)
• B.S./B.A., Finance, George Washington University (1992)
• Montgomery Blair High School

Also running for United States Representative

• Ciprian Ivanof Republican

Sources

• BallotReady candidate profile: Franklin Garcia (2026 DC General Election)
• Ballotpedia: D.C. U.S. House elections, 2026
• Ballotpedia: Franklin Garcia
• Wikipedia: 2026 U.S. Shadow Representative election in D.C.
• Wikipedia: Franklin Garcia
• WJLA: Everything to know for the 2026 DC Primary elections

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