Richard Fox (California)

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Richard Fox

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Personal

Profession

Physician

Contact

Campaign website

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }

Richard Fox (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 16th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.

Biography

Richard Fox's career experience includes working as a physician and attorney.

Elections

2022

See also: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 16

Incumbent Anna Eshoo defeated Rishi Kumar in the general election for U.S. House California District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Eshoo (D)	57.8	139,235
		Rishi Kumar (D)	42.2	101,772

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,007
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 16

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 16 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Eshoo (D)	47.9	81,100
✔		Rishi Kumar (D)	15.6	26,438
		Peter Ohtaki (R)	12.6	21,354
		Richard Fox (R)	7.8	13,187
		Ajwang Rading (D)	6.7	11,418
		Greg Tanaka (D)	6.6	11,107
		Benjamin Solomon (R)	1.6	2,659
		John Karl Fredrich (Independent)	1.3	2,120
	Submit photo	Travis Odekirk (D) (Write-in)	0.0	2

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 169,385
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathan Brown (R)
• Monika Sheldon-London (R)

2020

See also: California's 18th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 18

Incumbent Anna Eshoo defeated Rishi Kumar in the general election for U.S. House California District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Eshoo (D)	63.2	217,388
		Rishi Kumar (D)	36.8	126,751

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 344,139
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 18

Incumbent Anna Eshoo and Rishi Kumar defeated Richard Fox, Phil Reynolds, and Bob Goodwyn in the primary for U.S. House California District 18 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anna Eshoo (D)	61.7	146,225
✔		Rishi Kumar (D)	16.4	38,826
		Richard Fox (R)	12.2	28,863
		Phil Reynolds (R)	7.8	18,600
		Bob Goodwyn (L)	1.9	4,462

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 236,976
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2016

See also: California's 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) defeated Richard Fox (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Eshoo and Fox defeated Bob Harlow (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.

U.S. House, California District 18 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo Incumbent	71.1%	230,460
	Republican	Richard Fox	28.9%	93,470
Total Votes				323,930
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 18 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo Incumbent	68.2%	132,726
	Republican	Richard Fox	24.4%	47,484
	Democratic	Bob Harlow	7.4%	14,411
Total Votes				194,621
Source: California Secretary of State

Position on Donald Trump

Fox issued a press release on May 8, 2016, stating that he would not vote for Donald Trump. In the release he stated, "I will not be voting for Donald Trump in next month’s Primary or in November. Candidates should be judged on their principles, character, and temperament, and Mr. Trump comes up short on all three for reasons that require no further explanation."

2014

See also: California's 18th Congressional District elections, 2014

Fox ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 18th District. Fox and incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Bruce Anderson (R) and Oscar Alejandro Braun (R). Fox was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, California District 18 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo Incumbent	67.8%	133,060
	Republican	Richard Fox	32.2%	63,326
Total Votes				196,386
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 18 Primary, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo Incumbent	67.6%	81,295
	Republican	Richard Fox	22.5%	27,111
	Republican	Bruce Anderson	8%	9,644
	Republican	Oscar Braun	1.8%	2,190
Total Votes				120,240
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Richard Fox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Richard Fox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Fox's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“ Economy: My recommendation is to cap spending and debt and to put the Crony Capitalists/Socialists and their lobbyists out of business through deregulation. Healthcare: My proposal is to replace all these government health programs, and many others, with a government-funded health savings account for everyone sufficient to pay for a basic low-deductible managed care health plan of their own choice, like Kaiser. There would be no pre-existing condition limitations. Inclusiveness: Republicans must tell Americans we respect and value them all, that American values of freedom, dignity, self-respect, limited government, the opportunity to work hard to better yourself and your family are for all Americans, young and old, poor, middle class, and wealthy, white and non-white, women and men, gay and straight, and people of all faiths. Immigration: It is naïve to think that America can take in everyone in the world who needs a better life when we have millions of Americans who dream of that better life. Our first responsibility is to our own Dreamers. Defense: We need to show our adversaries that we are both strong and smart. That would be a big improvement over weak and confused, which is our current policy. ” —Richard Fox's campaign website, http://drfoxfor2016.com/

2014

Fox's campaign website listed the following issues:

“ Healthcare: "Patients come to my office for urgent care because they lost their insurance or their doctors, or both, and have nowhere to turn. Others have seen their premiums double or more, often for worse coverage than they had before. Obama promised that you could keep your insurance and your doctor, and save twenty-five hundred dollars per year. Our current Representative, Ms. Eshoo, made the same false promise (video link). Instead, patients have had their insurance canceled, their premiums skyrocket, and lost their doctors to boot." VA Hospital System Scandal: "The VA hospital scandal, where veterans are suffering and dying because that government-run health care system delays and denies their treatment and covers it up to boot, is Exhibit A in my congressional campaign to replace government-run health care with private, free-market health care." Unemployment and the Economy: "A free market economy works better than a government-run economy because the more the government taxes, spends, and regulates, the higher the unemployment rate and the lower the growth rate. The ratio of working age persons with jobs to the working age population is worse now than when Pres. Obama took office despite trillions of wasteful spending (think Wall Street bailouts, cash for clunkers, Solyndra) with debt left for the young to repay." Education: "Parents should have the primary responsibility for deciding how their children should be educated. School choice is the best way to assure this." Women's Reproductive Rights: "Women should have the unfettered right to control their reproductive functions, including the right to terminate their pregnancies if they and their doctors agree to do so, up to the point of fetal viability, and thereafter if continued pregnancy poses a substantial threat to the women’s life. All measures that are not medically necessary for the health and safety of the woman should be eliminated. " ” —Richard Fox's campaign website, http://drfoxfor2016.com/issues/

Campaign finance summary

---

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

---

Richard Fox campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House California District 16	Lost primary	$15,140	$15,140
2020	U.S. House California District 18	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$15,140	$15,140
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

2022 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}
   .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}
   .external_links_table { width: auto !important; }
   @media (max-width:600px) {
       .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;}
       .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;}  
   }

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

U.S. House California District 16

Website

Footnotes

[show]

California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (45)

Republican Party (9)