page_title: Jesús "Chuy" García
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Jesús "Chuy" García / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia
context_page_description: Jesús G. "Chuy" García is a Mexican-born American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 4th district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Senate, as well as Chicago City Council before his election to Congress. A candidate for mayor of Chicago in the 2015 election, García finished second in the February 24 general election and forced a head-to-head runoff against the incumbent, Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel won the April 7 runoff.
  García was first elected to the Chicago City Council in 1986, and in 1992 became the first Mexican-American member of the Illinois Senate. In 2010, García won election to the 7th district of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and after his election was appointed floor leader by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle. He won a seat in the U.S. House in the 2018 election, replacing retiring Representative Luis Gutiérrez.
context_section_description: García married Evelyn García in 1980. They have three children.
caption: García with his wife Evelyn and daughter
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