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U.S. House · California's 25th District

Imperial County and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley (Indio, Coachella, Cathedral City) and Inland Empire and Imperial County cities such as Hemet, San Jacinto, El Centro, Calexico, and Needles. District lines were redrawn for the 2026 election under California Proposition 50.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Raul Ruiz, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Raul Ruiz95,86465%
Joe Males51,63635%

About 57% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • California redrew its congressional district lines for the 2026 election cycle after voters approved Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025, a mid-decade redistricting measure.[4]
  • Incumbent Democrat Raul Ruiz advanced from California's June 2, 2026 top-two primary along with Republican Joe Males, a Hemet City Council member.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Raul RuizDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, CA-25 (since 2013, representing the 36th District 2013-2023 and the 25th District since 2023)Full profile →Joe MalesRHemet City Council memberFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Joe Males
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Joe Males
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Joe Males
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][27][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Joe Males
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Joe Males
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Joe Males
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Joe Males
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Joe Males
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Joe Males
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Joe Males
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Raul Ruiz
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Joe Males
    —

Research notes & limits

Raul Ruiz has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and no current issue-by-issue statements were found within this session's time budget beyond his committee role, so no positions are listed; his federal floor votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Joe Males has not completed the Candidate Connection survey either; his campaign website did not include a dedicated issues page reachable in this session, so positions are limited to general priorities language. Biography gaps: Joe Males has no Ballotpedia page; the year he was first elected to the Hemet council was not confirmed from a source loaded in this session (a news item suggested 2020 or 2021 and the sources conflicted), so it is omitted.

Sources · 41

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  3. 3.Joe Males for U.S. Congress · Joe Males campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Immigration · Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz Official record
  6. 6.Health Care · Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz Official record
  7. 7.Energy and Environment · Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz Official record
  8. 8.Ruiz slams Trump over ‘meaningless’ war address and rising ‘tariff tax’ costs · Imperial Valley Press News report
  9. 9.Raul Ruiz · Ballotpedia Reference
  10. 10.Biography · Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz Official record
  11. 11.California's 25th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.Joe Males for U.S. Congress · Joe Males campaign website Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males (District 4) · City of Hemet Official record
  41. 41.U.S. House · California's 25th District results 2026 · NBC News News report