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记录显示，约翰尼·加西亚在挑战卡洛斯·德拉克鲁斯之前，曾因违抗命令和枪支保管不当遭停职
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德克萨斯州新重划后的第35国会选区国会候选人约翰尼·加西亚在贝尔县警长办公室任职期间，曾两次因“工作表现”“违抗命令”以及“严重影响工作效能的行为或举动”遭到停职，相关记录显示。
2009年的第一次停职中，加西亚违反多次禁令，将手机带入安保区域。2020年的第二次停职则源于加西亚将枪支放在未上锁的地方，随后枪支被盗。
两次事件中，加西亚均被处以无薪停职。
这些通过公开信息申请获取的停职记录，让加西亚的执法生涯受到新的审视——他将这段经历作为竞选活动的核心卖点，对阵共和党候选人、空军退伍军人卡洛斯·德拉克鲁斯。此次选举将填补民主党籍众议员格雷格·卡萨尔空出的席位，预计在即将到来的中期选举中，这场竞选将比往年更具竞争性。
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第一次停职发生在2009年，当时加西亚将手机带入安保严格的监狱区域，而他已多次被告知禁止此类行为。
“你已多次接到指示，不得将手机或电子设备带入安保区域，此举违反了部门规定。你承认在点名期间曾多次被告知，安保区域内不允许携带手机，”停职通知中写道。
“现特此通知你，贝尔县警长部门将对你处以总计三天的无薪停职……理由是违抗命令以及严重影响工作效能的行为。”
根据纪律记录，第二次停职发生在2020年，当时加西亚将自己的格洛克手枪、四个弹匣和警徽留在车内，这些物品随后被盗。
“你的装备未妥善保管，临时存放在车内，违反了贝尔县警长办公室的规定。这种疏忽行为严重影响了你的工作效能，明显违反了贝尔县警长办公室的政策和程序，”一份报告写道。
根据该县记录，加西亚因此被处以五天无薪停职，理由是“工作表现”。加西亚报案称枪支丢失后，该枪支最终被找回。
警长办公室未回应有关停职事件的更多背景信息、此类停职的发生频率，以及停职前办公室会考虑哪些其他惩戒措施等问题。仅证实加西亚未因这两起事件面临其他形式的惩戒。
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“贝尔县警长办公室严格按照公务员委员会的指导方针处理所有政策违规事件。副警长约翰尼·加西亚因携带电子设备进入安保设施被处以三天无薪停职，因未妥善保管配发装备被处以五天无薪停职。针对这两起事件的惩戒决定是本机构的最终裁决，”副警长诺埃尔·迪亚兹在给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中表示。
“所有副手都必须完全了解公务员委员会的政策。惩戒行动将针对单一事件独立处理，”她补充道。
此前从未担任过民选公职的加西亚，其竞选胜算比其他在得州第35选区参选的民主党人要低得多。
进步派议员卡萨尔2024年在原选区以67.4%对32.6%的优势成功连任。但共和党通过去年通过的重划选区方案削弱了这一选举优势，促使卡萨尔转而在该州相邻的第37选区寻求连任。
“特朗普和雅培强行通过了旨在将我这样的人赶下台的选区地图。他们不想让我进入国会，因为他们不想让我们的声音被听到。但我们不会退缩，”卡萨尔在解释其举动的帖子中说道。
为扭转政治优势的转变，加西亚向选民传递了中间派立场，强调他在贝尔县警长办公室的服役经历——他21岁时加入该部门，先后在县监狱工作，之后担任人质谈判专家。
在其竞选网站上，加西亚将边境安全列为首要议题，同时提及经济负担能力以及保护社会保障等政府项目。他称自己亲眼目睹了边境的脆弱状况，表示自己看到了“拜登在边境问题上如何辜负了我们”。
“一位老式民主党人……他认为真正的公共安全不仅仅是强硬的言辞，”他的网站写道。
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当被问及这两次停职事件时，加西亚的竞选团队援引了他作为执法人员的安全服务经历作为回应。
“作为一名副警长，我近二十年来一直冒着生命危险保护我的社区，将暴力罪犯挡在我们的街道之外。这些政治化的指控是共和党人 desperate attempts to distract from the fact that tariffs and his war in Iran have made everything more expensive for working families，”加西亚在给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中说道。
已于5月赢得党内初选的加西亚，将参加11月3日的全州大选。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾供职于《世界杂志》。
Dem congressional candidate’s police record reveals suspensions over stolen gun, insubordination
October 17, 2026 4:30am EDT / Fox News
Records show Garcia was suspended for insubordination and leaving a firearm unsecured before challenging Carlos De La Cruz
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Johnny Garcia, a candidate for Congress in Texas’ newly redrawn 35th District, faced a pair of suspensions for “job performance,” “insubordination” and “conduct or action that would seriously impair job effectiveness” during his time with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, records show.
In the first suspension in 2009, Garcia brought a cellular device into a secure area against repeated instruction. The second, in 2020, arose when Garcia left a firearm in an unsecured location, where it was later stolen.
In both cases, Garcia was suspended without pay.
The suspensions, discovered through a public records request, put new scrutiny on a law enforcement career that Garcia has made a central part of his campaign as he wages a race against Republican candidate Carlos De La Cruz, an Air Force veteran. The race, set to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, is expected to be significantly more competitive in the upcoming midterms than in years past.
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Johnny Garcia, a candidate for Texas U.S. House District 35, speaks in a forum held by the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in the Sidney Board Room at Brooks in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2026(Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)
The first suspension came in 2009 when Garcia carried his cell phone into a secured jail area, something he had been told repeatedly not to do.
“You have been instructed multiple times not to bring cellular phones or electronic equipment into the secured area and that doing so is a violation of policy. You stated you had been informed several times during Roll Call that cellular phones are not permitted in the secured area,” a notice of suspension reads.
“You are hereby notified that the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department is suspending you without pay for a total of three days… for insubordination [and] conduct or action that would seriously impair job effectiveness.”
The second suspension, according to the disciplinary record, came in 2020 when Garcia left his Glock firearm, four magazines and his badge in his car — items that were later stolen.
“Your equipment was not properly secured and was kept temporarily in your vehicle against Bexar County Sheriff’s policy. This negligent behavior has seriously impaired your job effectiveness and is a clear violation of the policies and procedures of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office,” a report read.
Garcia received a five-day suspension without pay, for “job performance,” according to the county’s records. The firearm was eventually recovered after Garcia reported it was missing.
The Sheriff’s Office did not address questions about additional context on the suspensions, how frequently such suspensions are imposed and what other kinds of discipline the office would consider ahead of a suspension. Instead, it confirmed that Garcia had not faced any other forms of discipline as a result of the two incidents.
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“The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office handles all policy violations in strict accordance with Civil Service Commission guidelines. Deputy Johnny Garcia served a 3-day unpaid suspension for bringing an electronic device into a secure facility, and a 5-day unpaid suspension for failing to properly secure county issued equipment. The disciplinary actions were the agency’s final decision of the incidents,” Deputy Noel Diaz said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“All deputies are required to maintain complete knowledge of the Civil Service Commission policies. Disciplinary actions are handled independently on single incidents,” she added.
Garcia, who has not held elected office before, faces considerably steeper election odds than other Democrats who have run in Texas’ 35th District.
Casar, a progressive, last won re-election in the old district through a 67.4% to 32.6% victory in 2024. But Republicans targeted that electoral advantage through redistricting changes passed last year, prompting Casar to seek re-election in the state’s neighboring 37th district.
“Trump and Abbott just rammed through maps designed to kick people like me out of office. They don’t want me in Congress because they don’t want us to be heard. But we’re not going anywhere,” Casar said in a post explaining his move.
To overcome that shift in political advantage, Garcia has brought a centrist message to voters, highlighting his service with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a post he joined at the age of 21. He would go on to work with the county jail and then as a hostage negotiator.
On his website, Garcia lists border security as a top priority alongside items like affordability and protecting government programs like Social Security. He said he had faced border weakness firsthand, stating that he had seen “how Biden failed us on the border.”
“An old school Democrat … he believes true public safety means more than tough talk,” his website states.
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UNITED STATES – JULY 16: Congressional Progressive Caucus chairman Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks during the news conference on the new Congressional Progressive Caucus task forces ahead of the 2026 election in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesda, July 16, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)(Fox News)
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When asked about the two suspensions, Garcia’s campaign pointed back at his record with safety as a law enforcement officer.
“As a sheriff’s deputy, I’ve spent nearly two decades putting my own safety on the line to protect my community to keep violent criminals off our streets. These politicized claims are Republicans’ desperate attempts to distract from the fact that tariffs and his war in Iran have made everything more expensive for working families,” Garcia said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Having cleared his party’s primary in in May, Garcia heads to the state’s general election on Nov. 3.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.