Shane Lewis

Shane Lewis is the Republican candidate for California's 18th District. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he is an R&D electrical test engineer in the medical device industry and a former small-business owner and church worship leader in San Jose. He advanced from the June 2026 top-two primary with 29.3% and previously ran for the Santa Clara County Board of Education in 2024.[1]

Lewis was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and attended Rickards High School.[1] He joined the U.S. Marine Corps a few months after high school and served from 1990 to 1995; he says he earned two meritorious promotions and qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia, and his 2024 survey says he served in the airwing.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Liberty University in 2018, according to Ballotpedia; his 2024 survey describes it as a B.S. in political science, with an M.S. in political science pending thesis defense.[1]

Lewis has worked as an engineer, engineering technician and failure analyst, and his 2024 survey describes a career of more than 30 years in failure analysis, reliability and electrical engineering for commercial, military-contract and medical device companies. He is currently an R&D electrical test engineer for a medical device company, with prior R&D roles at Zeltiq, Thoratec, St. Jude Medical, Abbott and Procept-Biorobotics.[1] He previously ran a small business teaching piano, voice and guitar, and served as a worship leader and elder at a church in San Jose.[1]

In November 2024 Lewis ran for Santa Clara County Board of Education (Trustee Area 4) and finished third with 21.3% of the vote.[1] He advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, receiving 29.3% to Lofgren's 54.9%. He states that he and his wife have four children.[1]

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