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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 25

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).

Record in office

Raul Ruiz (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2013 and has sponsored 35 bills in the 119th Congress; 4 of their career bills have become law. Joe Males has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-03.

Record details

Ruiz — Committees: Energy and Commerce Ruiz — HR 8641 (2025): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Walter Francis Ulloa Memorial Post Office Building". Ruiz — HR 897 (2023): Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act Ruiz — HR 7925 (2022): To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan VA Clinic". Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Raul Ruiz

$2,093,907raised
  • Individuals$1,107,92453%
  • PACs & committees$969,25147%

Joe Males

$936,496raised
  • Individuals$880,028100%
  • PACs & committees$450<1%

Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Raul Ruiz (Democratic)60.0% · 88,699 votes
Joe Males (Republican)18.9% · 27,927 votes
Ronald Huffman (Republican)12.3% · 18,221 votes
Ceci Andrade Truman (Republican)8.8% · 12,959 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.