Jeff Frese

R

Won the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with about 13% of the vote.

Jeff Frese is a small-business owner from Moraga, California, and the Republican nominee for California's 10th Congressional District, campaigning on affordability, term limits for members of Congress, and public safety.[5]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

    Campaign site calls for backing the police, prosecuting crime, ending cashless bail, and keeping repeat offenders off the streets.[6]

  • SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

    Campaign site calls for cutting red tape that makes building homes slow and expensive.[6]

In their words — priorities

  • Calls for 8-year term limits for members of Congress, a ban on members trading stocks, a "no budget, no pay" rule, and closing the "revolving door" to lobbying.[6]
  • Says Congress's deficit spending drives up mortgage rates and housing prices, and calls for cutting red tape on home building and banning Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes.[6]
  • Calls for backing police, ending cashless bail, and getting fentanyl off the streets with what he calls real consequences for dealers.[6]

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, Cortland.[5]
  • Career experience includes working as a small business owner; campaign site says he built a national snack brand, sold it, and has run consumer companies since.[5][6]

Also on the ballot for this seat: Mark DeSaulnier · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 5.Jeff Frese · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 6.Frese For Congress · Jeff Frese for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words