CA-26 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleSystems engineer
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundSystems engineer
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Notable personal detailsWilliam “Bill” Scott is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 26th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has described his occupation as a systems engineer and has been described as a retired Department of Defense civil servant. He has filed federal campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission as a House candidate for CA-26.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports reducing federal government spending, shrinking bureaucracy, and shifting healthcare and education decision-making to state and local governments. Advocates incentives for private-sector growth, opportunity zones, and policies to promote small business, manufacturing, and defense-related economic development.
Healthcare
William Scott’s campaign materials state support for maintaining Social Security and Medicare and for ensuring access to up-to-date medicines and medical practices; he does not set out proposals for expanding federal coverage (for example, Medicare for All or a public option) or detailed market-based reforms. Public appearances and local forum participation reference healthcare affordability as a constituency concern but provide no clear, specific policy plan. Overall the available public statements describe general support for existing government programs and improved access without a clear,立
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Immigration & Border
Supports legal immigration and expanding high-skilled worker (H‑1B) pathways while emphasizing policies to encourage Americans to fill jobs currently done by migrant workers. No explicit advocacy for large-scale deportations or major border militarization is stated in available campaign materials.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate opposes abortion and frames healthcare as beginning at conception, describing a commitment to "support and advocate for life."
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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