Joey Garcia
West Virginia State Senator, District 13 since 2024. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +8.9
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Insurance
- Corrections and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Interim Committees
- Department of Transportation Accountability Legislative Oversight Commission
- Education
- Education
- Education Accountability
- Energy and Public Works
- Energy, Industry and Mining
- Flooding Legislative Interim
- Forest Management Review Commission
- Health
- Health and Human Resources
- Insurance and Public Employees Insurance Agency
- Interstate Cooperation
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Natural Resources
- Special Investigations
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Interim
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Garcia sits in the West Virginia State Senate
Garcia is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Mike Woelfel, Ryan Weld, Tom Takubo
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Garcia’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the West Virginia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Garcia’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Garcia | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–3 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | SB 890: Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–8 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–6 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–2 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 641: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks | No | No | Yes | Passed 25–8 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Garcia was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia State Senate, District 13 | Won | D+8.9 |
| 2022 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 76 | Won | D+9.2 |
| 2020 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | Won | R+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Garcia has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 13 · since 2024
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 76 · 2022–2024
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 · 2020–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Garcia has run against
- Rebecca Polis (R) · 2024 general, won
- Jon Dodds (R) · 2022 general, won
- Guy Ward (R) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Garcia
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/387d11ce-ecf1-4c80-a338-bd8c86f52004
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET