民主党人帕蒂·加西亚（Patty García）在其前上司、现任议员赫苏斯·“丘伊”·加西亚（Jesús “Chuy” García）争议性地决定不寻求连任后，在伊利诺伊州第4国会选区的民主党初选中无人反对，从而获得了该党提名。
由彼得·皮内多（Peter Pinedo）报道
福克斯新闻
2026年3月17日 美国东部时间晚上10:10发布
民主党人帕蒂·加西亚在其前上司、现任议员赫苏斯·“丘伊”·加西亚（Jesús “Chuy” García）争议性地决定不寻求连任后，在伊利诺伊州第4国会选区的民主党初选中无人反对，从而获得了该党提名。
伊利诺伊州第4国会选区是一个位于芝加哥及其郊区的西班牙裔人口占多数的地区，被认为是美国党内深度蓝色（民主党占绝对优势）的众议院选区之一，这使得加西亚在11月的大选中占据明显优势。
自2019年加西亚议员当选以来，她一直担任其幕僚，被广泛认为是他精心挑选的继任者。两人并无亲属关系。加西亚议员去年秋天在选举报名截止日期过后两天宣布不寻求连任，此举引发争议。这一操作导致只有加西亚一人出现在选票上，迫使进步派候选人拜伦·西乔-洛佩兹（Byron Sigcho-Lopez）和梅拉·马西亚斯（Mayra Macías）以独立候选人身份参选。
美国国会民主党议员赫苏斯·“丘伊”·加西亚（伊利诺伊州第4选区）在6月18日于伊利诺伊州布鲁德维尤的美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）设施外被拒绝进入后举行新闻发布会。（Octavio Jones/路透社）
批评者称，这一操作是加西亚议员试图在其选区下次选举中操纵局势的不公平行为。众议院随后通过了一项反对他的决议，由同为民主党人的华盛顿州议员玛丽·格吕森坎普·佩雷斯（Marie Gluesenkamp Perez）牵头。近20名众议院民主党人无视少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）的反对，投票支持谴责决议。
该决议以236票对183票通过，其中23名民主党人与共和党人一起投票谴责加西亚议员。四名议员投了“在场”票——俄亥俄州共和党议员沃伦·戴维森（Warren Davidson）、宾夕法尼亚州民主党议员克里斯西·胡拉汉（Chrissy Houlahan）、弗吉尼亚州民主党议员苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼亚姆（Suhas Subramanyam）和俄亥俄州民主党议员玛西·卡普图尔（Marcy Kaptur）。
玛丽·格吕森坎普·佩雷斯议员推动了对同为众议院民主党议员的赫苏斯·“丘伊”·加西亚的谴责投票。（Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via盖蒂图片社；Jonathan Gibby/盖蒂图片社）
加西亚是芝加哥本地人，长期从事民主党政治策略工作，自2023年起担任加西亚议员的幕僚长。她的竞选平台紧密反映了其上司的优先事项，主张支持工会，并坚定反对总统唐纳德·特朗普。
她的竞选网站称，移民执法“被用来恐吓工人阶级社区”。她承诺致力于废除美国移民和海关执法局（ICE），其网站上写道：“帕蒂直面了虐待性策略，并将为尊严、正当程序而战，废除ICE以使家庭能够毫无恐惧地生活。”
第4选区的大选将是进步派之间的较量。西乔-洛佩兹是美国社会党（Democratic Socialists of America）成员，该社会主义政治团体在美国政治中随着纽约市市长佐兰·曼达尼（Zohran Mamdani）等人物的当选而重新崛起。
纽约市长佐兰·曼达尼于2026年1月27日在纽约市举行的新闻发布会上发言。（Yuki Iwamura/美联社）
与此同时，马西亚斯在其竞选网站上表示，她竞选国会席位“是因为她为之奋斗的一切都在被推翻，而养育她的社区正直接受到特朗普政府的针对”。
福克斯新闻数字版的伊丽莎白·埃尔金德（Elizabeth Elkind）和利奥·布里塞诺（Leo Briceno）对本报道有贡献。
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者。
Democrat Patty García gains party’s nomination after controversial last-minute dropout by incumbent
A controversial move allowed García to run unopposed in the Democratic primary for Illinois Congressional District 4
By Peter Pinedo
Fox News
Published March 17, 2026 10:10pm EDT
Democrat Patty García secured her party’s nomination for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District after a controversial last-minute decision by her former boss, incumbent Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, not to seek re-election allowed her to run unopposed.
A heavily Hispanic district situated in Chicago and its suburbs, Illinois’ 4th Congressional District is considered one of the deepest-blue House districts in the country, giving García a marked advantage in the November general election.
After serving on Rep. García’s staff since his 2019 election, she is widely considered his handpicked successor. The two are not related. Rep. García sparked controversy last fall when he announced he would not seek re-election two days after the filing deadline had passed. The maneuver left only García on the ballot, forcing progressive candidates Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Mayra Macías to run as independents.
U.S. Congressional Democrat Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) speaks during a press conference after being denied entry to an ICE facility, in Broadview, Ill., June 18, 2025.(Octavio Jones/Reuters)
Critics called the maneuver an unfair attempt by Rep. García to tip the scales in his district’s next election. The House later passed a resolution of disapproval against him, led by fellow Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash. Nearly two dozen House Democrats defied Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to vote in favor of the rebuke.
The measure passed 236 to 183, with 23 Democrats joining Republicans to rebuke Rep. García. Four lawmakers voted “present” — Reps. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio.
Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez forced a vote on rebuking fellow House Democratic Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)
García is a Chicago native and longtime Democratic political strategist who has served as Rep. García’s chief of staff since 2023. She is running on a progressive platform that closely mirrors her boss’s priorities and is pro-union and a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump.
Her campaign website states that immigration enforcement is “being used to terrorize working-class communities.” She has pledged to work to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with her website stating, “Patty has confronted abusive tactics head-on and will fight for dignity, due process, and to abolish ICE so families can live without fear.”
The general election in District 4 will be a clash among progressives. Sigcho-Lopez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, a socialist political group that has seen a resurgence in American politics with the election of figures such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York City.(Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Meanwhile, Macías states on her campaign website that she is running for Congress “because everything she has fought for is being rolled back and the community that raised her is being directly targeted by the Trump Administration.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Leo Briceno contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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