{"biography":"> **Editorial note \u2014 same-name confusion.** Web searches for \"David Garcia\" surface several unrelated people of the same name, including a former Arizona gubernatorial candidate and educator, and a Texas judge. Neither is the candidate profiled here.\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid A. Garcia is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 5 (Anderson, Loudon, and part of Knox counties), on the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary ballot alongside Andrew F. Bennett III, filed as a resident of Powell, Tennessee [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Democratic State Executive Committee, filed as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNDPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) \u2014 Tennessee Secretary of State, accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Anderson County official sample ballot, August 6, 2026 general election](http://www.acelection.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/August-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 Anderson County Election Commission, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David A. Garcia","lastname":"Garcia","middlename":"A.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","county":"Anderson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeeman_5","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"David Garcia is an American politician and educator who served as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 2018.","terms":[],"token":"gAq3hloMoC"}