U.S. House · California's 46th District

• actionServes on the House Committee on Homeland Security (Border Security and Enforcement, and Counterterrorism and Intelligence subcommittees) and the Committee on the Judiciary (Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee) for the 2025-2026 term.[1]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Opposed repealing the Affordable Care Act and has opposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, calling for bipartisan solutions to improve the ACA.[5]

  “As a Member of Congress, he opposed the repeal of the Affordable Care Act because it would have left 22 million Americans without healthcare coverage.”

• ✓SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

  Has supported legislation to protect police officers and give them access to resources to better protect the communities they serve.[5]

  “he has supported legislation to protect officers and help them get access to the resources they need to better protect the communities they serve”

• Ensuring everyone has access to affordable and quality healthcare, which he calls one of his top priorities.[5]
• Helping businesses and workers get their fair share, saying the path to the middle class starts with a good job.[5]
• Continuing to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.[5]

• Earned a B.A. in economics from California State University, Fullerton in 1980, and an MBA and Juris Doctor from UCLA in 1985.[1]
• Worked as a teacher in the Rancho Santiago Community College District, and as an investment banker and real estate broker.[1]
• Served in the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004, on the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2006, and in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014, before his election to Congress in 2016.[1]

Raised $1.2M · spent $614K · $2.5M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  Says parents should have the information and access needed to choose among all educational options available in their community.[4]

• ✓SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

  Says rising crime is endangering families and neighborhoods, and calls for recruiting more police and enforcing laws to make streets safe again.[4]

• Public safety, saying more police recruitment and law enforcement are needed to make streets safe.[4]
• Reducing inflation and the national debt by reducing the size and reach of government.[4]
• Securing the border and developing a consistent immigration policy.[4]

• Born in Chicago, Illinois; earned an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a graduate degree from Columbia University.[3]
• Has taught at Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford University and Pennsylvania State University, and since 2006 has been a professor of German at UC Irvine.[3]
• Worked as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company in Los Angeles.[3]

Raised $81K · spent $77K · $6,238 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗