Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

John Kennedy Kesselmark II

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 25
Filing address
Hemet, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
KESSELMARK, JOHN KENNEDY MR II
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 25

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 25ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6CA25243 · No principal campaign committee on file

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

California U.S. House, District 25, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Raul Ruiz (D)$2,389,253.55$2,426,352.972026-09-30
Joe Males (R)$1,114,056.44$57,994.702026-10-14
Ceci Truman (R)$336,316.87$2,090.952026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DSeptember 25, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJanuary 15, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 12, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DFebruary 5, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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