Jenny Rae Le Roux

Jenny Rae Le Roux is the Republican candidate in the 47th District. She is a business owner and management executive who ran for California governor as a Republican in the 2021 recall election and the 2022 regular election.[1][2] She now directs CAL DOGE, an initiative tied to Republican statewide candidates, and says her work there led her to run for Congress.[2]

Le Roux was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia in 2002 and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 2018.[1] Her career includes owning a business, serving as managing director of Management Consulted, and working as an author and strategic advisor.[1] She told Fox News that she had a farm, a family and a business, and that the COVID-19 pandemic led her to become politically active.[2]

Le Roux ran for governor of California as a Republican in the 2021 recall election and again in 2022, finishing fourth in the June 2022 primary with 3.5% of the vote.[1][2] She serves as director of CAL DOGE, an initiative launched by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and state controller candidate Herb Morgan.[2] In the June 2, 2026 top-two primary in the 47th District she took 25.0% of the vote, second to Rep. Dave Min, and she is endorsed in this race by the Republican Party of California.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.