Long Beach Candidate Could Be City’s First Gay, Latino Mayor

By Sasha Scarlett, Gazettes

Robert Garcia is running for mayor of Long Beach and is one of two openly LGBTQ candidates. If either of them becomes mayor, the winner will be the first openly gay or lesbian mayor in Long Beach history. If elected, 36-year-old Garcia will also become Long Beach’s first Latino mayor.

“The LGBTQ community has been very supportive,” Garcia said, adding that he feels that every community has been supportive ever since he was first elected in 2009 as the youngest council member in Long Beach history.

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