Candidate · November 3, 2026

Raul Ruiz

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 25th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.5M
cash on hand
$2.5M
issues with public statements
5

§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 25th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 25th District in the U.S. House.3
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.1,4
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.

Raul Ruiz, the son of farmworkers, grew up in Coachella.5 He studied at UCLA and Harvard, earning a medical degree and two graduate degrees from Harvard, and returned to the Coachella Valley to work as an emergency physician.5 He founded and directed the Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative, which brought local groups together to improve public health and access to health care.5 In Congress he was appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee in January 2017 and was elected chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is seeking another term to keep the promise he made to serve his community and to improve the lives of his constituents.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-253
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-253

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.

Social Security and Medicare

Social Security retirement age

His campaign website says he opposes any changes to the Social Security retirement age.8

  1. Raise the full retirement age
  2. Keep it at 67
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Social Security benefit levels

His campaign website says he will keep working to protect and expand Medicare and Social Security and opposes any cuts to them.7,8

Family and Social Policy

Paid family and medical leave

His campaign website says he has fought to expand paid family and sick leave.8

Child care costs

His campaign website says he has fought to increase access to affordable child care.8

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website says he voted to stop insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and wants to reform the health system so that everyone has access to quality, affordable care.8

§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 Raul Ruiz served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Raul Ruiz sponsored or cosponsored 32 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§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, 2026.61

Raised$2,455,631
Spent$1,691,466
Cash on hand$2,466,905

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.2M · 50%
PACs and other political committees$1.2M · 50%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$14K · 1%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$3,437 · 0%

§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.