Candidate · November 3, 2026

Kevin Kiley

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 6th District

No Party PreferenceIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$3.7M
cash on hand
$35K
issues with public statements
5
outside spending for or against
$4.4M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 6th District1
Party on the ballotNo Party Preference1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 3rd District in the U.S. House.2
How it's decidedUnder California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,3
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Kevin Kiley grew up in the district, graduated from Granite Bay High School, and taught 10th-grade English at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, where he chaired the English department.4,5 After law school he worked on the civil case against Huawei Technologies over intellectual property theft and later prosecuted violent felons as a California Deputy Attorney General.4,5 He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2016 and served there until his election to Congress in 2022.4,5 In the House he serves on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, and chairs the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.4 He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a law degree from Yale and a master's degree in secondary education from Loyola Marymount.4,5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he ran for Congress pledging to work with both parties to reduce the national debt and federal spending, which it says harm the economy and make inflation worse.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-32
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-32

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says he ran for Congress pledging to reduce the national debt and spending, and lists among his accomplishments working to enact the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which it says limits spending while protecting Social Security, Medicare and support for veterans.6

Family and Social Policy

Child tax credit

His campaign website says he helped pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, whose provisions it lists as including an enhanced child tax credit indexed to inflation.6

Social Security and Medicare

Social Security benefit levels

His campaign website lists the Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals rules that reduced Social Security benefits for some people with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security, among the bills he has sponsored or cosponsored.10

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Gig worker status

His campaign website features his Modern Worker Empowerment Act, which it says would classify workers as independent contractors under federal wage and labor laws when they control how they do their work, and his official House biography says he is leading an effort to overturn a Department of Labor rule on independent contractors.4,9,10

Environment and Public Lands

Wildfire prevention and forest management

His campaign website features his SAFE HOME Act, which it says would give a refundable tax credit for 25% of wildfire-mitigation costs, up to $25,000 a year, and credits him with getting the Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act through the House and signed into law, which it says provides $410 million to protect Lake Tahoe and reduce wildfire risk.5,9,10

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Kevin Kiley served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Kevin Kiley sponsored or cosponsored 23 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.63

Raised$3,723,215
Spent$4,069,545
Cash on hand$34,648
Debts owed by the campaign$103,768

Where the money came from

Individual donors$2.3M · 62%
PACs and other political committees$427K · 11%
Political party committees$5,000 · 0%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$25 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$969K · 26%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$5,545 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,427,938 supporting and $2,974,782 opposing Kevin Kiley this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.64

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
314 Action Fund—$2,239,883
INDEPENDENT PAC$800,000—
Health Care Saves Lives—$572,183
A STRONG INNOVATION ECONOMY REQUIRES STRONG IP PROTECTION$312,646—
Center Forward Initiative Inc (CFI)$248,470—
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE—$78,709
COMMON SENSE FOR CALIFORNIA$52,040—
AFSCME WORKING FAMILIES FUND—$36,396

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.