CA · Candidate
Peter Soule
RCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · California's 16th Congressional District
Biography
Peter Soule is the Republican candidate for California's 16th Congressional District. According to his campaign website, he worked in his family's steel business, served on the San Jose Civil Service Commission from 2007 to 2011, and has been a Santa Clara County Republican volunteer and central committee member since 2004-2005. He is campaigning on public safety, reducing state regulation, lowering housing and energy costs, and immigration enforcement.[1][2]
Soule holds a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. in Finance from Golden Gate University, according to his campaign website.[1][3] He worked in the family steel business, Soule Steel, in San Francisco and Los Angeles, which his campaign site says his grandfather founded in 1911, and lists roles in commercial property management, accounting and finance, and the architectural products division.[1] He served on the San Jose Civil Service Commission from 2007 to 2011.[1]
According to his campaign website, Soule has volunteered in every election since 2004 for the Santa Clara County Republican Party and individual candidates, was Supervisorial District 4 leader for the Silicon Valley GOP in 2020, and has served on its central committee since 2005 as a member or alternate and as a California Republican Party delegate.[1]
- 1.About · Peter Soule for Congress Candidate's own words
- 2.Issues That Matter · Peter Soule for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 3.Peter Soule · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
