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U.S. House · CA-31 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Gil Cisneros

Democratic candidate for California's 31st Congressional District

A Navy veteran and former defense undersecretary focused on healthcare affordability, gun safety, reproductive rights and economic opportunity in the San Gabriel Valley.

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DistrictCA-31
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Gil stands.

Campaign position

Expand Medicare through a public option

  • He supports strengthening ACA coverage and offering a Medicare public option, giving people another way to obtain affordable health insurance

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Require background checks and safe firearm storage

  • He supports universal gun-purchase background checks, an assault-weapons ban and safe storage policies intended to prevent shootings and accidental deaths

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Protect contraception and reproductive healthcare access

  • He supports emergency contraception coverage and preventing employers and schools from denying birth-control access, alongside comprehensive reproductive healthcare protections

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Raise wages and guarantee equal pay

  • He supports raising the national minimum wage to $15 an hour, equal pay for women and middle-class tax relief

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Invest in clean manufacturing and worker transitions

  • He backs domestic clean-energy manufacturing, Buy Clean and Buy America standards and retraining and economic support for workers leaving fossil-fuel industries

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Provide citizenship paths for Dreamers and TPS holders

  • He supports comprehensive immigration reform including the DREAM Act and citizenship pathways for long-established undocumented residents and Temporary Protected Status recipients

Record and background

Record & experience.

  • Accomplishment

    Created Generation First Degree Pico Rivera

    Partnered with his wife, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Pico Rivera to create a program promoting college access for local families.

  • Experience

    Navy officer

    Served eleven years in the Navy.

  • Experience

    Defense undersecretary

    Oversaw personnel, readiness and military-family services as undersecretary of defense.

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