Candidate · November 3, 2026
Sam Gallucci
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 26th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $538K
- cash on hand
- $19K
- issues with public statements
- 17
§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 26th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| 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.
Sam Gallucci's campaign website describes him as a business executive who built a business from the ground up.4 It says he led Embrace! Church as its pastor and founded four nonprofits that provide food, housing and other help to people in the community.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to bring business efficiency and pastoral care to government and practical solutions to the people of the 26th District.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitesamgallucci.com1,
2 - Facebookfacebook.com/votegallucci4
- Instagraminstagram.com/votegallucci4
- X (Twitter)x.com/votegallucci4
- TikToktiktok.com/@votegallucci4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@SamGallucciForCongress4
§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 he would rein in wasteful spending that it says fuels inflation.4
His campaign website says he supports tax relief, simpler taxes and fewer regulations for small businesses.4
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he would defend SNAP and other critical social services while reining in wasteful spending.4
His campaign website calls for expanding child tax credits to make it easier to start a family.4
Energy and Climate
His campaign website calls for streamlining permits for domestic energy production and power grid upgrades to lower utility bills.4
Housing
His campaign website calls for incentives for building homes near jobs and transit and for streamlining federal regulations that it says delay construction and raise its cost.4
His campaign website calls for funding programs that combine detox, mental health care, transitional housing and job placement, tying federal homelessness funding to results such as moves into stable housing and finished treatment, and letting cities remove encampments while offering services.4
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website calls for banning stock trading by members of Congress.4
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website calls for ending federal funding for DEI and critical race theory programs in education.4
Education
His campaign website says federal funding should be used against groups that allow athletes born male to compete in women's events.4
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
Immigration
His campaign website says he supports funding the mass removal of immigrants here illegally who have committed crimes, prioritizing deportation of violent offenders, and creating case-managed off-ramps for people with deep community ties.4
His campaign website calls for streamlining work permits in fields with labor shortages so employers can fill jobs.4
Veterans
His campaign website says he would cut VA wait times by giving veterans access to care where they are and would expand mental health support.4
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website calls for more resources for local policing, fentanyl interdiction and gang task forces.4
- 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
His campaign website calls for banning cashless bail to end the immediate release of repeat violent offenders.4
- Require bail or jail before trial for more charges
- Keep current bail rules
- End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
Health Care
His campaign website says he would lower prescription costs by offering direct-to-consumer and most-favored-nation pricing options.4
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website calls for investing in wildfire fuel reduction, forest management and resilient power infrastructure.4
§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, 2026.5
| Raised | $537,530 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $518,649 |
| Cash on hand | $18,881 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $150,000 |