Jeff Frese
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 10
Jeff Frese is a Republican. He is running in California's 10th Congressional District. The general election is November 3, 2026. He finished second in the June 2, 2026 primary with 28,671 votes (12.9%), according to the certified Statement of Vote. California uses a top-two primary system. Under it, he advanced to the general election. There he faces incumbent Democratic Rep. Mark DeSaulnier. On the June 2026 primary ballot, his official designation was 'Small Business Owner.' That was his ballot label with the California Secretary of State. His campaign runs through the website freseforcongress.com. It describes his platform. The platform centers on the cost of living. It also centers on making housing affordable. It calls for reform of federal rules. It wants schools to focus on foundational skills. It backs election-security steps. Those include voter ID and paper ballots. It supports term limits for Congress. It opposes taxes based on miles driven. Independent coverage of his life story is limited. Voter guides such as iVoterGuide sent detailed questionnaires. He did not complete them. iVoterGuide rated his profile as having 'insufficient information.' The sources reviewed did not confirm his age or hometown. They did not confirm his education, either. Occupation: Small Business Owner. That is per his official June 2026 primary ballot designation. Prior office: none found. The sources found show no sign of prior elected office. They show this as his first run for this seat.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Frese says he would work to fight inflation and reduce federal regulations he says drive up housing, energy, and food costs, and opposes new mileage-based driving taxes.
Source → - Education & Schools
Frese supports a K-12 curriculum focus on foundational literacy, math, and job-ready/automation-era skills rather than emphasis on other priorities, aiming to reduce reliance on student debt.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Frese focuses on reforming federal land and forest management to reduce wildfire risk and associated insurance/rebuilding costs, and on cutting federal regulations he says raise energy costs, rather than addressing climate/emissions directly.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Frese supports voter ID requirements, paper ballots, same-day voting with ID, making Election Day a national holiday, 8-year congressional term limits, and a grassroots (non-PAC) campaign funding model.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Frese opposes mileage-based driving taxes and associated GPS tracking/surveillance programs on privacy grounds.
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