U.S. House · California's 52nd District
Jeff Belle
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · California's 52nd District
- Result
- Juan Vargas, projected winner
- Opponent
- Juan Vargas (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
I support pro-housing supply, deregulation, and tax restraint over increasing taxes or restricting development to make living costs affordable. ... Build more housing to increase supply and lower costs.
Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 52
2026-11-03
| Juan Vargas D | incumbent |
| Jeff Belle R | challenger |
Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with 33.2% of the vote.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I support pro-housing supply, deregulation, and tax restraint over increasing taxes or restricting development to make living costs affordable. ... Build more housing to increase supply and lower costs.
Says he supports building more housing and streamlining local permitting and regulation to increase housing supply and lower costs.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jeff Belle, a Republican Navy veteran who works as a consultant, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in California's 52nd District to Juan Vargas. In his Ballotpedia survey he described himself as bringing federal and local government experience and said he was focused on affordability, immigration reform, and addressing Tijuana sewage pollution in the South Bay.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Belle attended Star Spencer High School and earned a high school diploma, according to Ballotpedia. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1980.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma City University in 2019 and a graduate degree from the American Public University System in 2021.[1] His career experience includes working as a consultant; in his Candidate Connection survey he described his background as combining federal experience and local experience, without further detail.[1][3] He received 30.3% of the vote to Juan Vargas's 69.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Addressing affordability in the South Bay through pro-housing supply policy, reduced permitting bureaucracy, and tax relief for working families, small businesses, veterans and seniors.[4]
- Addressing the Tijuana River pollution crisis affecting the South Bay.[4]
- Immigration reform combining secure borders, an updated legal immigration system, and a path for long-term undocumented immigrants who contribute to the country to gain legal status.[4]
Campaign money$25K raised · 100% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $18K
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/jeff-belle
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Jeff Belle · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. House · California's 52nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Jeff Belle - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.Jeff Belle - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words