Vince FongIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 20
Vince Fong was born in 1979. He was raised in California's Central Valley. He still lives there with his wife. He holds a B.A. in political science from UCLA. He earned a master's degree in public affairs from Princeton University. Fong served as District Director for Kevin McCarthy, then a U.S. Representative. He was later elected to the California State Assembly. He held its 34th District seat from 2016 to 2022. He won a June 2024 special election for the U.S. House. The seat was California's 20th Congressional District. That election followed McCarthy's resignation. He serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He also serves on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He is running for a full term in the November 2026 general election. Home: Bakersfield, California (Central Valley). Occupation: U.S. Representative for California's 20th Congressional District. Prior office: incumbent since June 3, 2024, via special election. He served before in the California State Assembly, District 34 (2016-2022). He was also District Director for former U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Fong campaigns on lowering taxes, reducing business regulation, and partnering with local job creators to spur economic growth in the Central Valley.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Fong supports lowering taxes and reducing regulation to address the cost of living, and has pushed back on a California state health care tax he argues raises costs on residents.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Fong has focused on securing federal hospital funding for Central Valley facilities and opposing a California state health care tax, without articulating a broader ACA/coverage philosophy.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Fong supports stronger border enforcement and immigration restriction, including detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for certain crimes and citizenship verification for voter registration.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Fong supported federal legislation restricting transgender athletes' participation in women's and girls' sports; no specific abortion position found.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Fong identifies as a supporter of Second Amendment rights and lists gun rights protection as a campaign priority.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Fong supports increased criminal penalties for drug and theft offenses.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Fong supports expanding domestic oil and gas production and refining capacity and reopening oil and gas leasing in central California, and opposed a state ballot measure to raise commercial property taxes for environmental funding; no specific statement found on climate change or renewables.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Fong has supported veterans' quality-of-life and defense authorization legislation and lists aerospace/national defense as a campaign priority; no specific position found on foreign aid or trade agreements.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Fong supports citizenship-verification requirements for voter registration and opposed California's 2025 legislative redistricting ballot measure.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Fong voted to create a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (a form of digital-asset/technology regulation).
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