John McBride

McBride was born in Meriden, Connecticut, and, according to his campaign website, is originally from Connecticut; he earned a bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University in 1984.[1][3] He moved to California in 1989 to become the first strength and conditioning coach at the University of the Pacific, where he served athletes for 12 years, according to the website.[3] He then served as the first strength coach at St. Mary's High School in Stockton for 13 years and says he has worked more than 40 years as a strength coach.[3]

McBride says he served on the founding board of the Stockton Leadership Foundation and on the boards of Christian Community Concerns and the Stockton Pregnancy Help Center.[3] He says he has been married to his wife Nicole since 1994 and that they have five children.[3] He advanced from the June 2026 top-two primary in second place with 23.3% of the vote and says on his campaign website that he is not a politician.[1][3] He received 33.1% of the vote to Josh Harder's 66.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]