Candidate · November 3, 2026
Kevin Lincoln
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 13th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $3.0M
- cash on hand
- $448K
- issues with public statements
- 4
- outside spending for or against
- $2.0M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 13th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Under 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, |
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§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 Lincoln was born in Stockton, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2001 and was assigned through the White House Military Office to Marine One.3 After his military service he worked as a district manager for a private security company in Silicon Valley, and in 2013 he became executive administrative pastor at a Stockton church.3 He was elected mayor of Stockton and served from January 2021 to December 2024.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because Washington's policies and partisanship are making life harder for the Central Valley and have done little about the cost of groceries, gas and housing, and that he would put people before politics.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitekevinlincolnforcongress.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/KevinLincolnCA5
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/KevinLincolnCA5
- Instagraminstagram.com/KevinLincolnCA5
§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
His campaign website says that in Congress he would cut wasteful government spending and lower taxes, and that as mayor he balanced budgets without raising taxes.6
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website lists among his accomplishments delivering an 18% pay raise and a $42 million budget increase for police officers.6
- Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
- Keep funding near current levels
- Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says he supports the President's AI Action Plan because it removes burdensome regulations, builds domestic AI infrastructure and puts American innovation and national security first.6
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he supports the CLARITY Act and the GENIUS Act, opposes IRS broker rules that would treat software developers as financial intermediaries, and believes Americans should be able to hold their own digital assets.6
- Write separate federal rules for crypto, as the House-passed bill would, with most tokens overseen as commodities rather than securities
- Write separate crypto rules, but with stricter protections than the House-passed bill, such as tougher anti-money-laundering rules or ethics limits on senior officials' crypto businesses
- Apply the same rules that already cover stocks, banks and other financial products
§4Money
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, 2026.7
| Raised | $2,971,922 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,547,658 |
| Cash on hand | $448,388 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $25,559 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $360,999 supporting and $1,629,485 opposing Kevin Lincoln this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.8
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| HMP | — | $1,179,485 |
| BDA PAC | — | $450,000 |
| CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. | $242,552 | — |
| CLF | $42,909 | — |
| THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY | $36,493 | — |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | $19,146 | — |
| Guardian Super PAC | $14,118 | — |
| MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ACTION INC | $5,782 | — |
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.
§5Financial 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.
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed May 13, 2026
- Amended financial disclosure report10filed Mar 6, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed Nov 19, 2025
- Candidate financial disclosure report12filed May 15, 2024