We brought you the story last Thursday of the tense Dems in Disarray drama that played out on the House floor shortly before the vote on whether to end the Schumer Shutdown began on Wednesday night.
In a move that caused fuming from some House Democrats, including Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) put forth a privilege resolution calling on the House to condemn Democrat Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) for essentially rigging the system to ensure his chief of staff, Patty Garcia (no relation), succeeded him at the end of this term, which will be his last in Congress.
In a nutshell, on October 27th, Garcia filed to run for reelection. Just minutes before the November 3rd candidate filing deadline expired, however, Patty Garcia also filed to run for the seat, sparking rumors that Rep. Garcia had abruptly decided against running for reelection, something he confirmed soon after, citing health and family concerns. This ensured Patty Garcia had no primary or general election opponent, a classic "Chicago Way" moment if there ever was one.
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On Monday, a vote was held on tabling the resolution (the text of which you can read below):
Here's the text of Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's resolution of disapproval against Rep. Chuy Garcia.
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) November 13, 2025
More details here: https://t.co/QB56aulA7x pic.twitter.com/cGPrtPUh5o
Ahead of the vote, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) strongly argued for tabling it, predictably calling it a distraction and saying the American people's priorities were elsewhere and not the democracy that Democrats have spent the last five years arguing was in "danger."
.@RepJeffries “I do not support the so-called resolution of disapproval, and I strongly support Congressman Chuy Garcia. He has been a progressive champion in disenfranchised communities for decades.” pic.twitter.com/vwSGHA4jMo
— CSPAN (@cspan) November 17, 2025
Jeffries, of course, wasn't the only Democrat who tried to invoke Democrat Privilege in defense of Garcia:
Every single member of the Democrat caucus then stood up and condemned PEREZ for introducing the resolution-- not Garcia for corruptly picking his successor.
Jeffries and the unhinged Democrats in the House did not get their way, however. The motion to table was defeated, with two Democrats, Gluesenkamp Perez and Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), joining Republicans:
It's hilarious but let it be know that every Democrat in the House except two were willing to vote against condemning Chuy Garcia for ensuring his Chief of Staff would be the only person on the ballot in the election to replace him. pic.twitter.com/1hvYtvEd3p
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 18, 2025
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Rep. Garcia's office has argued that other potential candidates were free to file at any time between October 27th and November 3rd, but as NBC News' Chicago affiliate pointed out, "other Democrats have since said they might have run for Garcia's Congressional seat if they knew he wasn't seeking re-election."
The House could hold the final vote on this as soon as Tuesday. Stay tuned.
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