Joey Garcia

Joey Garcia

Democratic Party

West Virginia State Senate District 13

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Michael Caputo

Prior offices

West Virginia House of Delegates District 50

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West Virginia House of Delegates District 76

Successor: Rick Garcia

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Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Fairmont High School, 2001

Bachelor's

West Virginia University, 2005

Law

West Virginia University, 2009

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Joey Garcia (Democratic Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 13. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Garcia (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 13. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Joey Garcia graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in 2001. Garcia earned a B.A. in history and a J.D. from West Virginia University in 2005 and 2009, respectively. His career experience includes working as an attorney with the Manchin Injury Law Group, and the senior counsel for legislation and policy and the director of legislative affairs with the Office of the Governor of West Virginia.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Garcia was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee, Minority Vice Chair
• Jails and Prisons, Minority Chair
• House Judiciary Committee, Minority Chair
• Technology & Infrastructure Committee, Minority Vice Chair

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2021-2022

Garcia was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• House Judiciary Committee
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
• Technology & Infrastructure Committee, Minority vice chair
• Workforce Development Committee, Minority vice chair

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Joey Garcia defeated Rebecca Polis in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joey Garcia (D)	54.4	21,780
		Rebecca Polis (R)	45.6	18,254

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 40,034
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jonathan Board (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Joey Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joey Garcia	100.0	7,570

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,570
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13

Jonathan Board (Unofficially withdrew) advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 13 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Board (Unofficially withdrew)	100.0	6,918

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,918
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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76

Incumbent Joey Garcia defeated Jon Dodds in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joey Garcia (D)	54.6	2,485
		Jon Dodds (R)	45.4	2,068

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,553
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76

Incumbent Joey Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joey Garcia	100.0	1,363

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,363
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76

Jon Dodds defeated Toby Heaney in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 76 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Dodds	50.2	513
		Toby Heaney	49.8	508

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,021
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Guy Ward (R)	18.2	11,334
✔		Phil Mallow (R)	18.0	11,178
✔		Joey Garcia (D)	17.6	10,917
		Michael Angelucci (D)	17.5	10,852
		Ronald Straight (D)	15.1	9,400
		Darton McIntire (R)	13.6	8,477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,158
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Angelucci	21.1	4,545
✔		Joey Garcia	19.5	4,202
✔		Ronald Straight	13.7	2,945
		Stephanie Spears Tomana	12.5	2,677
		C.A. Starcher	10.3	2,206
		Jon Dodds	7.8	1,673
		Aryanna Islam	6.2	1,327
		Andrew Mills	4.6	996
		Jarryd Powell	4.3	924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,495
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 (3 seats)

Guy Ward, Phil Mallow, and Darton McIntire advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Guy Ward	39.0	3,477
✔		Phil Mallow	33.2	2,964
✔		Darton McIntire	27.8	2,478

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,919
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Joey Garcia campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia State Senate District 13	Won general	$0	$0
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 76	Won general	$71,432	$55,202
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 50	Won general	$66,482	N/A**
Grand total			$137,914	$55,202
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2023

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2022

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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2021

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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Manufacturers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on the manufacturing industry. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Michael Caputo (D)	West Virginia State Senate District 13 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	West Virginia House of Delegates District 76 2022-2024	Succeeded by Rick Garcia (D)
Preceded by -	West Virginia House of Delegates District 50 2020-2022	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Tom Takubo

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Donna Boley (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Rupie Phillips (R)

Mike Stuart (R)

District 8

Mark Hunt (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Charles Trump (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Eric Nelson (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (2)