A lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court accuses Avondale City Council member Jeannette Garcia of sexual harassment and false imprisonment after a workplace gathering tied to her role with Turning Point USA.
The suit alleges Garcia, who also worked as a supervisor for Turning Point, offered a job to a male subordinate in exchange for sex and then, after being rebuffed, took his 14-year-old daughter without his permission and kept her overnight while intoxicated.
Court documents show that both Garcia and the plaintiff, known in filings as John Doe, were employed by Turning Point to promote its preferred candidates during the 2024 election. On November 14, 2024, Garcia, Doe, and other staff met at a Goodyear restaurant to celebrate election results.
The complaint describes Garcia making sexual advances toward Doe during the evening, including allegedly offering him employment if he would have sex with her. After Doe repeatedly declined these advances, he left the restaurant, only to discover later that his daughter, Minor Jane Doe, was missing.
Case-No.-CV2025-062070
Doe claims he searched for his daughter, returning home after 1 a.m. and contacting her friends. When he returned again, he was met by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies, who advised him his daughter was “safe” and with Garcia and other Turning Point employees. According to the suit and CBS News, Garcia reportedly failed to answer multiple calls, and Doe did not recover his daughter until the following day.
The lawsuit accuses Garcia of taking the girl from her home without consent while intoxicated, detaining her through the night, and inflicting significant emotional trauma—an injury that, according to the suit, continues to affect the teen’s daily life and schooling.
The complaint also names Turning Point and other associated parties, including the Maricopa County sheriff’s office, alleging civil conspiracy, false imprisonment, and that deputies aided and abetted the alleged kidnapping. Defendants have not responded to the lawsuit in court, and the sheriff’s office and city declined to comment.
Garcia responded to the allegations in a social media post, stating that she was “aware of the outrageous and false accusations being made about me.” She added, “Let me be very clear: these claims are untrue. I have never kidnapped anyone, never harmed anyone, and never solicited anything inappropriate, ever.”
Garcia went on, saying that “the situation being referenced involved me helping a young girl” and called any contrary claims “intentional misinformation.” She said she intends to pursue legal action against those “responsible for spreading these lies.” Garcia vowed, “I will not allow false allegations to define my name or my work.”
The litigation is ongoing, with damaging allegations and official responses painting a picture of deep controversy within local government and affiliated political organizations. A CBS news segment has also covered the case and offers additional details from the court filings and involved parties.
🚨 BOMBSHELL LAWSUIT: TPUSA's Jeanette Garcia Accused of Offering Job for SEX—Then KIDNAPPING Coworker's 14-Yr-Old Daughter When He Said NO!
— Project Constitution (@ProjectConstitu) November 27, 2025
Avondale Councilwoman @Jnet_margarita allegedly got drunk at a TPUSA dinner, propositioned a fellow employee, and when rejected, snatched… https://t.co/lIjMi9Upah pic.twitter.com/MQhE2ZYFBe
