Brian Garcia
Democrat · House · LD8
Brian Garcia is an attorney who served on the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board from 2018 to 2023, including as its president and vice president. He holds bachelor's, master's and law degrees from Arizona State University and has worked for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and a voting-access advocacy group. He topped the 2026 Democratic primary after winning his seat in 2024.
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Zipps raids fallout: Federal officials said they arrested 35 undocumented immigrants during Monday’s raids of 15 Zipps Sports Grill locations in the Phoenix area, per ABC15's Hector Gonzales reports. Zipps executives said they haven’t been provided with “any charging documents or detailed information beyond what has been publicly released by federal authorities.” AZFamily got ahold of the first page of the warrant (but not the entire document), which declares the raid was “for the purpose of interrogation and civil administrative arrest of illegal aliens.” ICE said potential violations include “unlawful employment of undocumented workers, identity theft and document fraud.” Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Lauren Kuby, who along with Rep. Brian Garcia was among the observers who were pepper-sprayed at Zipps’ downtown Tempe location on Monday, said it was “disturbing to see our community attacked,” the Republic’s Helen Rummel reports. (January 29, 2026)
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