Rosa Garcia, the youngest daughter of Illinois Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia, passed away on Monday night at the age of 28.
Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) announced the tragic news on Tuesday morning in a statement that expressed his family’s grief and asked for privacy.
Rosa was not Chuy’s biological daughter, but a foster child who joined his family as a young girl. The cause of death was not immediately announced.
Many of his colleagues and supporters offered their condolences and prayers to Chuy and his family on social media. Among them were Brandon Johnson, the progressive Democrat who won the Chicago mayoral runoff on Tuesday, and Paul Vallas, the former Chicago Public Schools CEO.