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U.S. House · CA-13 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Adam Gray

Democratic candidate for California's 13th Congressional District

A Merced congressman, small-business owner and former state legislator focused on reliable Valley water, farm labor, rural medical training and lower health-insurance costs.

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DistrictCA-13
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Adam stands.

Campaign proposal

Restore Medicaid and ACA assistance

  • His proposed Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act would reverse Medicaid cuts and permanently extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits

Campaign proposal

Expand water storage and streamline review

  • His water package proposes additional California storage projects, easier permitting and enforceable environmental-review deadlines to improve deliveries for farms and communities

Campaign proposal

Fund medical schools in underserved areas

  • He proposes federal medical-school grants through the Expanding Medical Education Act, with UC Merced and UCSF Fresno among eligible institutions

Campaign proposal

Provide earned legal status for farmworkers

  • He supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would let undocumented farmworkers earn legal status through continued agricultural employment

Campaign proposal

Require congressional approval for unilateral tariffs

  • He supports legislation limiting presidential tariff authority without Congress's approval, seeking to reduce trade-driven costs for Valley producers and families

Campaign proposal

Expand fentanyl education and enforcement grants

  • His bipartisan fentanyl proposal would expand youth-awareness grants and support training and equipment for law enforcement pursuing fentanyl traffickers

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2012–2022

    Experience

    California assemblymember

    Represented Merced and Stanislaus counties in the California Assembly.

  • Accomplishment

    Secured medical-education funding for Merced

    Secured more than $200 million to establish a joint Merced medical school aimed at training doctors locally.

  • Experience

    Small-business owner

    Worked in his family's dairy-supply business and led a small business in the Valley.

  • Experience

    UC Merced lecturer

    Taught a course on the California Legislature at UC Merced.

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