Kevin Lincoln
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 13
Kevin Jeffery Lincoln II is a Republican. He is running for California's 13th Congressional District. The general election is November 3, 2026. He is challenging Rep. Adam Gray, the Democratic incumbent. Lincoln served as the 80th Mayor of Stockton. His term ran from January 2021 to January 2025. He won the office by defeating incumbent Michael Tubbs in 2020. He did not seek reelection as mayor. Lincoln was born in San Joaquin County, California. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He served on the Marine One helicopter detail protecting the president. He did so during the George W. Bush administration. After the military, he worked in private security. That work was in the Silicon Valley area. He has also served as an executive pastor at LifeSong Church in Stockton. He holds degrees from three schools. They are the University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, and Liberty University. He ran for the U.S. House in California's 9th District in 2024. He lost to Democratic incumbent Josh Harder. He entered the CA-13 race in November 2025. Proposition 50's new maps had shifted district lines. He chose to run in the redrawn 13th District rather than against Harder again. Home: Stockton, California. Occupation: executive pastor at LifeSong Church in Stockton. He was a private security executive before. Prior office: former Mayor of Stockton, 2021 to 2025. He does not now hold elected office.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports growth-oriented economic policy, citing his mayoral record of attracting new businesses and jobs and improving public safety, and frames rising costs as harming Central Valley families.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports cutting taxes and reducing government spending, citing his record of balancing Stockton's budget without raising taxes.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Supports securing the border and stronger enforcement of immigration law, framing border security as a national security issue.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Opposes DEI policies and opposes allowing transgender girls/women in women's facilities and gender-transition-related medical care for minors; no specific stated position on federal abortion policy was found.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports tougher sentencing and opposes policies seen as lenient on repeat offenders, citing increased police funding as mayor.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Emphasizes his own military service (Marine Corps veteran, Marine One presidential detail) and frames national security/border security as a priority, but has not stated a specific position on broader defense budget, foreign aid, or trade agreement issues.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Supports deregulation-oriented AI policy modeled on the President's AI Action Plan, and supports expanding legal protections for cryptocurrency/digital assets, including the right to self-custody and opposition to certain IRS broker reporting rules.
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