# Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 25th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 25th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000599
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CA36439

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000599 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Ruiz talks about and legislates on agree at 0.75 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

## What Ruiz says (119th Congress (2025–27))

849 classified statements: 692 posts on X, 72 press releases, 62 newsletters, 23 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ruiz | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.2% | 6.6% | 116 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 25.7% | 27.5% | 141 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.4% | 73.2% | 103 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.6% | 9.8% | 153 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.1% | 22.7% | 51 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.9% | 77 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 42% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 12% (House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.01), from 4,699 donors and 7,462 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.0% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 281. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10747: Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10747
- H.Res. 1589: Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as "National Latino and Latina Physician Day". (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1589
- H.Res. 1583: Expressing support for the designation of October as "National Promotoras Month". (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1583
- H.R. 9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9877
- H.R. 8629: Developing the Community Health Workforce Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8629
- H.R. 8556: Homegrown Defense Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8556
- H.R. 8525: To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide for seasonal and perishable programs, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8525
- H.R. 8388: Earn it First Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8388
- H.R. 8389: Rural Area Population Act (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8389
- H.R. 8390: National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8390

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.5M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 62% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Newsletter · Your Weekly Check-up: Honoring American Indians · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2112665188780355954
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2112302899879407634
- 2026-10-18 · Newsletter · Your Weekly Check-up: Expanding health care access · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2111215635271123276
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2110760877288837336
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2110760878706463147
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2110807968442671527
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/2109798865536762124
- 2026-10-11 · Newsletter · Your Weekly Check-up: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month · labels: policy discussion

## Links

- Official site: https://ruiz.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRaulRuizMD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanRaulRuizMD
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repraulruiz
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000599

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000599