Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia

Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia was student council president at New Orleans' Edna Karr High School before becoming a social studies teacher herself.¹ Her teaching career included Algiers charter schools and the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, where she worked with secondary students.¹

Garcia graduated from Edna Karr in 2004, earned a history degree from the University of Holy Cross in 2009 and completed social studies teaching certification in 2011.¹ Before teaching, she worked in Defense Department recreation programs, supervising activities for sailors and Marines and coordinating events and safety operations.¹

She helped organize community advocacy after the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse, including public forums and contact with affected families.¹ Garcia later attended Southern University Law Center, earning her law degree in May 2025.¹² Her work as a law student included a 2024 internship with Voice of the Experienced focused on legislation and the rights of incarcerated people.¹

Her congressional agenda calls for protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, lowering prescription costs, expanding housing and childcare, and improving roads, drainage and flood protection.³ Her proposals also include early education, teacher support, expanded apprenticeships, clean water and affordable broadband for rural communities across Louisiana.³ Her opponents include Blake Miguez and Pat Forbes.⁴