Hernan H. Garcia

Herman Garcia is a Democratic candidate running for U.S. House District 1 in Tennessee during the 2026 election cycle [11]. He is listed among the Democratic primary candidates for this seat, which encompasses northeast Tennessee, including the Tri-Cities region and parts of Jefferson and Sevier counties [11]. The incumbent representative for District 1 is Republican Diana Harshbarger [11]. Garcia is described as a businessman, Army veteran, and marijuana legalization activist [16]. He is also identified as a small business owner in other sources [11]. Ballotpedia lists him as a candidate for the Democratic primary but does not include his name in the final table of general election candidates or other specific candidate lists provided in the source documents, suggesting his candidacy status may be subject to change or incomplete coverage in those specific tables [4]. There is no publicly available campaign website, email address, or phone number for Herman Garcia in the provided sources. The X (Twitter) handle @HernanGGarcia exists but does not contain candidate-specific content in the provided snippet [13]. Other individuals named Hernan Garcia appear in academic contexts, such as a physicist at UC Berkeley and a philosopher on PhilPeople, but these are distinct from the political candidate [15], [19].

Sources

• [1] Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [2] Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [3] United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [4] United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [5] Tennessee state executive official elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [6] Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State
• [8] 2026 Election United States House - Tennessee - District 05 - FEC.gov
• [9] 2026 Election United States Senate - Tennessee - FEC.gov
• [10] 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Wikipedia
• [11] 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee - Wikipedia
• [13] Hernan Garcia (@HernanGGarcia) / X
• [15] Hernan Garcia - PhilPeople
• [16] Tennessee 2026 Elections: Candidates for Governor, Senate & House | Politics1
• [19] Hernan Garcia | Physics - University of California, Berkeley

Public filings

Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

Tennessee — campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Garcia”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal. Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Garcia”).

Tennessee — statement of interest

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Garcia”and, if needed, select the applicable position.

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