Jesús G. "Chuy" García
Democrat · IL-4 · U.S. House
Bio
Jesús G. "Chuy" García is an 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, as well as in the Illinois Senate and on the Chicago City Council before his election to Congress. He was also a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015 and 2023. Throughout his career in Chicago and national politics, he has been described as a progressive.
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- A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
US lawmakers plan to introduce an amendment Thursday at a House committee markup hearing that would prohibit any recipient of federal highway funding from using automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling—a sweeping restriction that, if…
Slashdot.org · May 22, 2026 
House Progressives Demand Pentagon Answer for Alleged Abuse in US-Ecuador OperationBacked by anti-war and human rights organizations, 20 "deeply concerned" progressives in the US House of Representatives sent a letter to the Pentagon on Wednesday demanding answers about "reports of serious human rights violations and the bombing of what app…
Common Dreams · May 13, 2026
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Common Dreams · May 5, 2026
Chicago City Council Calls On Congress to Pass Medicare for AllAs Americans contend with skyrocketing health insurance premiums and a Republican congressional majority unwilling to extend even meager subsidies, the City Council in the third-largest US city—Chicago, Illinois—on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution …
Common Dreams · March 19, 2026
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