Candidate · November 3, 2026
Steve Manos
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 39th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $12K
- cash on hand
- $3,988
- issues with public statements
- 3
§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 39th District1 |
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| 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.
Steve Manos has lived in the Inland Empire since 1987 and has owned a business since 1996.4 He was elected to the city council in his hometown in 2012 and served as mayor in 2015, 2019, 2024 and 2026.4 He is a past president of the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors and has served as a director of the Southern California Association of Governments and the League of California Cities.4 He has been married since 1999 and has four children.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because the community needs national representation that understands its needs, and that after working to improve his hometown he wants to take on bigger challenges.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemanosforcongress.com1,
2 - Facebookfacebook.com/manos4le4
- Instagraminstagram.com/stevenjmanos4
- X (Twitter)x.com/smanos14
§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.
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website calls for immediately funding repairs to the 215 freeway and adding transportation capacity for the growing region.4
Housing
His campaign website calls for removing regulatory barriers that raise the cost of housing and says the greatest need is affordable, market-rate housing.4
His campaign website says barriers to building housing have made homes attractive to large hedge funds, and that homes should be places to live, not just investments.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 | $11,929 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $8,031 |
| Cash on hand | $3,988 |