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Kevin Kiley
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Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House California District 3

U.S. House California District 3
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
California State Assembly District 6
Successor: Kevin McCarty

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Personal
Profession
Deputy attorney general
Contact

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Kevin Kiley (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 3rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Kiley (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 3rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Kiley earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, his J.D. from Yale Law School, and his master's in secondary education from Loyola Marymount University. His professional experience includes working as a teacher and an adjunct professor.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Kiley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
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Elections

2026

See also: California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House California District 3

Incumbent Kevin Kiley is running in the general election for U.S. House California District 3 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Kevin Kiley (R)

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Endorsements

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2024

See also: California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 3

Incumbent Kevin Kiley defeated Jessica Morse in the general election for U.S. House California District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
55.5
 
234,246
Image of Jessica Morse
Jessica Morse (D)
 
44.5
 
188,067

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 422,313
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 3

Incumbent Kevin Kiley and Jessica Morse defeated Robert Smith in the primary for U.S. House California District 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
55.9
 
137,397
✔
Image of Jessica Morse
Jessica Morse (D)
 
42.1
 
103,443
Image of Robert Smith
Robert Smith (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
5,007

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 245,847
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Kiley received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Kiley signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 3

Kevin Kiley defeated Kermit Jones in the general election for U.S. House California District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
53.6
 
181,438
Image of Kermit Jones
Kermit Jones (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.4
 
156,761

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 338,199
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 3

Kevin Kiley and Kermit Jones defeated Scott Jones and David Peterson in the primary for U.S. House California District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
39.7
 
93,552
✔
Image of Kermit Jones
Kermit Jones (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
91,217
Image of Scott Jones
Scott Jones (R)
 
16.2
 
38,288
Image of David Peterson
David Peterson (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
12,675

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 235,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2021

Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question

Gavin Newsom recall, 2021

Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election on September 14, 2021.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
38.1
 
 4,894,473
✔
No
 
61.9
 
 7,944,092
Total Votes
 12,838,565

It has been certified. Source

Gavin Newsom replacement question

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General election

Special general election for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Elder
Larry Elder (R)
 
48.4
 
3,563,867
Image of Kevin Paffrath
Kevin Paffrath (D) Candidate Connection
 
9.6
 
706,778
Image of Kevin Faulconer
Kevin Faulconer (R)
 
8.0
 
590,346
Image of Brandon Ross
Brandon Ross (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.3
 
392,029
Image of John Cox
John Cox (R)
 
4.1
 
305,095
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
3.5
 
255,490
Image of Jacqueline McGowan
Jacqueline McGowan (D)
 
2.9
 
214,242
Image of Joel Ventresca
Joel Ventresca (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
186,345
Image of Daniel Watts
Daniel Watts (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
167,355
Image of Holly Baade
Holly Baade (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
92,218
Image of Patrick Kilpatrick
Patrick Kilpatrick (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
86,617
Image of Armando Perez-Serrato
Armando Perez-Serrato (D)
 
1.2
 
85,061
Image of Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner (R)
 
1.0
 
75,215
Image of John Drake
John Drake (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
68,545
Image of Daniel Kapelovitz
Daniel Kapelovitz (G)
 
0.9
 
64,375
Image of Jeff Hewitt
Jeff Hewitt (L)
 
0.7
 
50,378
Image of Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
47,937
Image of Angelyne
Angelyne (No party preference)
 
0.5
 
35,900
Image of David Moore
David Moore (No party preference)
 
0.4
 
31,224
Image of Anthony Trimino
Anthony Trimino (R)
 
0.4
 
28,101
Image of Doug Ose
Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.4
 
26,204
Image of Michael Loebs
Michael Loebs (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
25,468
Image of Heather Collins
Heather Collins (G)
 
0.3
 
24,260
Image of Major Singh
Major Singh (No party preference)
 
0.3
 
21,394
Image of David Lozano
David Lozano (R)
 
0.3
 
19,945
Image of Denver Stoner
Denver Stoner (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
19,588
Image of Samuel Gallucci
Samuel Gallucci (R)
 
0.2
 
18,134
Image of Steven Chavez Lodge
Steven Chavez Lodge (R)
 
0.2
 
17,435
Image of Jenny Rae Le Roux
Jenny Rae Le Roux (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
16,032
Image of David Bramante
David Bramante (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
11,501
Image of Diego Martinez
Diego Martinez (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,860
Image of Robert Newman
Robert Newman (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,602
Image of Sarah Stephens
Sarah Stephens (R)
 
0.1
 
10,583
Image of Dennis Richter
Dennis Richter (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,468
Image of Major Williams
Major Williams (R) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
8,965
Image of Denis Lucey
Denis Lucey (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
8,182
Image of James Hanink
James Hanink (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
7,193
Image of Daniel Mercuri
Daniel Mercuri (R)
 
0.1
 
7,110
Image of Chauncey Killens
Chauncey Killens (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
6,879
Image of Leo Zacky
Leo Zacky (R)
 
0.1
 
6,099
Image of Kevin Kaul
Kevin Kaul (No party preference)
 
0.1
 
5,600
Image of David Hillberg
David Hillberg (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
4,435
Image of Adam Papagan
Adam Papagan (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
4,021
Image of Rhonda Furin
Rhonda Furin (R)
 
0.1
 
3,964
Image of Nickolas Wildstar
Nickolas Wildstar (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
3,811
Image of Jeremiah Marciniak
Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
2,894
Image of Joe Symmon
Joe Symmon (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
2,397
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Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
137
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Roxanne (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
116
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Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
81
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Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
68
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Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
19
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Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,361,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2019

See also: California state legislative special elections, 2019

General election

Special general election for California State Senate District 1

Brian Dahle defeated Kevin Kiley in the special general election for California State Senate District 1 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
53.9
 
84,503
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
46.1
 
72,169

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 156,672
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 1

The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Senate District 1 on March 26, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
29.6
 
57,725
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
27.9
 
54,290
Image of Silke Pflueger
Silke Pflueger (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
49,164
Image of Rex Hime
Rex Hime (R)
 
9.3
 
18,050
Image of Steven Baird
Steven Baird (D)
 
5.6
 
10,855
Image of Theodore Dziuba
Theodore Dziuba (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
4,672

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 194,756
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

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General election

General election for California State Assembly District 6

Incumbent Kevin Kiley defeated Jackie Smith in the general election for California State Assembly District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
58.0
 
131,284
Image of Jackie Smith
Jackie Smith (D)
 
42.0
 
94,984

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 226,268
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 6

Incumbent Kevin Kiley and Jackie Smith advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 6 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
61.3
 
80,843
✔
Image of Jackie Smith
Jackie Smith (D)
 
38.7
 
50,953

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 131,796
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[25] Incumbent Beth Gaines (R) did not seek re-election.

Kevin Kiley defeated Brian Caples in the California State Assembly District 6 general election.[26][27]

California State Assembly, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Kiley 64.59% 149,415
     Democratic Brian Caples 35.41% 81,919
Total Votes 231,334
Source: California Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 6 Blanket primary.[28][29]

California State Assembly, District 6 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Caples 19.82% 26,707
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Kiley 16.34% 22,019
     Republican Andy Pugno 14.13% 19,033
     Democratic John Edward Z'Berg 11.79% 15,884
     Republican Cristi Nelson 9.53% 12,834
     Republican Bill Halldin 9.16% 12,342
     Republican Kevin Hanley 6.67% 8,989
     Republican Ron Mikulaco 6.12% 8,239
     Republican Suzanne Jones 3.26% 4,397
     Independent Bogdan Ambrozewicz 1.96% 2,634
     Republican Gabriel L. Hydrick 1.22% 1,649
Total Votes 134,727

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2021

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Campaign website

Kiley’s campaign website stated the following:

“

Removing Gavin Newsom will not solve California’s problems all at once. He exemplifies those problems, and he has done more to compound than any prior Governor. So the Recall will stop further damage. But to have lasting meaning, the mandate from this extraordinary act of popular sovereignty must be channeled into fundamental changes to our political institutions and political culture.

Humility
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s self-promotional governorship is one of humility. This means humility not only in the conduct of the state’s chief executive, but in the role of the government itself. It means remembering that every action we take has legitimacy only by the consent of the people we represent. Concretely, that means a more open and deliberative approach to governance. It means restoring power to local institutions that know their communities best.

Humility also means focusing earnestly on the core functions of government. I call this a “Back to Basics” approach. Miriam Pawel wrote in the New York Times that California needs “leadership more focused on nonglamorous but essential government functions. A strategy that looked to score runs by hitting single after single, rather than always swinging for elusive home runs. So far that leadership has been in short supply.” As one example, that would mean fewer projects like the high-speed rail, instead attending to our core infrastructure: roads, highways, and bridges that are uncongested and drivable; dams, reservoirs, and levies that are robust and reliable; power plants, grids, and transmission lines that are safe and affordable; forests, parks, and open spaces that are healthy and breathable.

The Rule of Law
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s lawless governorship is one that respects the rule of law. That means recognizing that written words are binding on those in positions of power. From this comes the most basic form of freedom—freedom from the arbitrary dominion and control of another. It’s what gives life to the idea that we as citizens are not mere subjects of state power but authors of our own political future.

Respecting the rule of law means recognizing both the California and U.S. Constitutions as constraints on what the Governor, the Legislature, or any official can do. It means restoring a proper separation of powers, where the Governor’s job is to implement laws passed by the Legislature. Churning out orders with the stroke of a pen is certainly easier than a legislative process. But our Founders made a deliberate choice that exercising the powers of government should not be easy. As the ultimate safeguard of liberty, they defined those powers as limited, distributed, checked, and balanced—precisely the opposite of California these last 15 months.

The Public Interest
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s corrupt governorship is one that serves the public interest. This requires defusing the power of the “Third House” lobbyists who largely control the first two houses, the Assembly and Senate, as well as this Governor in particular. The Third House—consisting of lobbyists for union conglomerates, industry associations, and major companies—accounts for the vast majority of political funding in California. For many Legislators, how to vote on a bill comes down to nothing more than which interests are for or against it. With the Governor and legislators focused so intently on appeasing lobbyists within a few square blocks of the Capitol, relatively little attention is left for 40 million people throughout the state who have to live with legislative outcomes.

Changing this dynamic can be difficult to do through campaign finance laws, but it is achievable through a cultural change at the Capitol. That was my goal in becoming the first 100 percent citizen- backed California Legislator by declining all contributions from the Third House. Ultimately, accepting Third House contributions needs to be stigmatized, and that can start with political leaders, like a new governor, refusing to support any candidate of either party who accepts them.

Accountability
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s unscientific governorship is one that is informed by facts and data and accountable for its outcomes. Just as Newsom’s political interests led him to dismiss sound science in responding to COVID-19, so it is that facts, data, and evidence often count for little when it comes to policy decisions at our Capitol. Indeed, policymaking often proceeds in a willfully ignorant manner.

Homelessness is an especially unfortunate example. In 2019, 1,039 homeless people died on the streets of Los Angeles, and the state’s overall homeless population was growing faster than the rest of the country combined. At the same time, we spent $2.7 billion more to address the problem over a two-year period. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst warned more funds would “quickly dissipate” because there was no strategy, yet in early 2020 Newsom wanted to add $1.4 billion in additional spending. I proposed a full audit of where funding was going and what outcomes were being achieved, so that our spending would be informed by data about what would best help Californians transition out of homelessness or avoid it altogether. I was one vote away from getting the audit approved when Newsom pressured three legislators to “abstain.”

Citizen Service
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s incompetent governorship is one based on customer service. This means a new paradigm for the provision of government services that is modern, performance-based, and geared towards helping Californians. Countless businesses every day carry out the sort of tasks that befuddle the likes of the DMV and EDD. The priorities of these agencies must be completely realigned.

With the human capital and technology we have available to us, there is no reason Californians should have to put up with substandard service. The Legislature and Governor can work together on a total overhaul of the state bureaucracy: focusing its mission, modernizing its technology, and bringing in new talent with clear performance benchmarks for every agency of government.

Transparency
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s hypocritical governorship is one where the actions of our elected officials are transparent to the public. This starts with eliminating perks like the secret DMV office, so lawmakers have to feel the effects of their own policy decisions. It means rooting out the many undemocratic practices at our Capitol, like the denial of public access or rules where a bill can be killed without a vote so that legislators can claim they didn’t oppose it.

It also means insisting on policy to match the rhetoric of equity and social justice. In that regard, what is needed perhaps most of all is comprehensive education reform. A true commitment to equity would involve looking to what has worked in other states to reduce achievement gaps and propel student achievement. The same goes for the cost of living in California, especially housing, which gets worse every year as a result of deliberate policy choices even as lawmakers claim they are addressing the problem.

Unity
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s partisan governorship is one based on bringing people together. This means focusing on governing California and not letting the currents of national politics distract us from the enormous challenges we face. It means an agenda that is non-ideological, rooted in principles of good government, and aimed at solving our state’s fundamental problems— that’s what the Back to Basics approach is about. It means setting a new tone for our public life where we have spirited and robust debates to hash out our differences, but where that debate rests on a foundation of common values and shared purpose.

Responsibility
The opposite of Gavin Newsom’s neglectful governorship is one that is mindful of our responsibilities. That California had for years de-prioritized pandemic preparedness before 2020 is emblematic of a broader tendency towards shortsighted decision-making. The long-term consequences pile up, until they are not long-term anymore.

As one example, California’s massively underfunded public pension system is not just a theoretical problem; increased payments to CalPERS and CalSTRS are eating into the budgets of school districts, cities, and counties. As another example, no reforms were made to California’s unstable tax structure, despite urgent warnings from Jerry Brown and others, and it led to a historic deficit in 2020. Satisfying immediate political demands has been the way of the Capitol for too long. California needs a new model of political leadership based on durable stewardship of the public interest. [30]

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—Kevin Kiley’s campaign website (2021)[31]

2020

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2019

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Kevin Kiley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House California District 3Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2024* U.S. House California District 3Won general$4,266,489 $3,924,170
2022U.S. House California District 3Won general$3,212,844 $3,173,871
2021Governor of CaliforniaLost general$1,409,903 $1,567,735
2020California State Assembly District 6Won general$444,387 N/A**
2019California State Senate District 1Lost general$974,940 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 6Won $613,561 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Kevin Kiley
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Scott Baugh  source  (R) U.S. House California District 47 (2024) PrimaryLost General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Kevin Kiley
MeasurePositionOutcome
California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024)  source SupportApproved

State legislative tenure

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2021-2022

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2019-2020

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2017 legislative session

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California committee assignments, 2017
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• Governmental Organization
• Higher Education
• Judiciary
• Privacy and Consumer Protection, Vice chair

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Kevin Kiley - 6th Assembly District, "Biography," accessed August 4, 2021
    2. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
    6. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
    7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
    8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
    9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
    10. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
    11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
    12. ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
    13. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
    14. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
    15. ↑ Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
    16. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
    17. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
    18. ↑ Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
    19. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8070," accessed February 13, 2025
    20. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
    21. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
    22. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
    23. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
    24. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
    25. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    26. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    27. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    28. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    29. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    30. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    31. ↑ Kevin Kiley’s campaign website, “Roadmap,” accessed August 4, 2021

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    John Garamendi (D)     		U.S. House California District 3
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