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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 36.7 years (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English primary language households: 52.9% (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population share: 25% (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 66.1% (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16% (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $64,102 (2023)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 (Mental Health Housing Bond) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% - 49.8% (statewide); Riverside County voted Yes
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.067)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.085)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.133)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.184)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Accommodation & Food Services (5160 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade (6592 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (10287 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Agriculture (production & processing) (14537 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Government (all levels & types) (19338 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 25th Congressional District encompasses all of Imperial County and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the southeastern corner of the state. The district is anchored by the Coachella Valley cities (Indio, Coachella, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs) and Imperial Valley cities (El Centro, Calexico, Brawley). It is a majority-Latino district (66.1% Hispanic as of 2023) with a large immigrant population—25% of residents were born outside the U.S. The district is heavily agricultural: Imperial County alone generates $5.1 billion in agricultural economic output annually and directly employs approximately 14,500 people in agriculture (about 1 in 6 jobs). The district also relies on government employment (military, corrections, tribal), tourism, and retail trade. Median household income is $64,102, well below the California median, and the poverty rate is 16%. The district has significant healthcare access challenges, with rural hospitals serving sparse desert communities.
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (Reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)) on 2025-07-01: Ruiz voted NO on the final reconciliation bill that included $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, SNAP work requirements, and $5 trillion in deficit-increasing tax cuts. His district has a 16% poverty rate, four rural hospitals at risk of closure, and heavy reliance on Medicaid and SNAP. This vote was constituent_aligned: it protected his district's healthcare infrastructure and food assistance programs while crossing Republican donor interests (tax cuts for wealthy) and going against the Republican majority. He explicitly cited the risk to El Centro Regional Medical Center, Pioneers Memorial, Colorado River Medical Center, and Palo Verde hospitals.
Date: 2025-07-01
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026) on 2026-04-30: Ruiz voted against the 2026 Farm Bill despite his district's economy being heavily agricultural (Imperial County agriculture generates $5.1B annually and employs ~14,500 directly). He offered multiple amendments to the bill (rural area definition, Food as Medicine, specialty crop loss payments), suggesting engagement, but ultimately voted no. The vote aligned with the Democratic caucus (nearly all Democrats voted no). This is a party_defection against a bill that would have directly benefited his district's dominant industry—though the bill contained provisions his amendments sought to improve, the final version was opposed by Democrats as inadequate.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 8070 (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) on 2024-06-14: Ruiz voted against the FY2025 NDAA alongside 196 Democrats (only 6 Democrats voted yes). His district includes the El Centro Naval Air Facility, a significant defense employer. Voting against a defense bill that included a 5.2% troop pay raise and military construction projects represents a donor-aligned defection: the defense sector is not among his top-3 donor industries (pharma, retired, lawyers), and the vote aligned with progressive Democratic opposition to the bill's overall military spending levels. The district's military presence creates cross-pressure between constituent employment interests and party/donor alignment.
Date: 2024-06-14
Added: 03 May 2026
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[statement] In April 2017, Ruiz stated he was 'open to conversations about the methods that we could use in order to reach the idea that health is a human right' but had not studied the Medicare for All bill and did not know if single-payer was 'the best one.'
Date: 2017-04-19
Added: 03 May 2026
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[vote] Ruiz voted NO on the final version of the Republican 'Big, Beautiful Bill' (H.R. 1 reconciliation), citing that it 'would take health care away from 17 million Americans and cause 20% of rural hospitals to close, including potentially four in our district.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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[platform] 'I will always fight to lower costs for families, protect Medicare for seniors, and find bipartisan solutions that will improve our nation's health care system for all.' — House.gov healthcare issues page.
Date: 2023-04-10
Added: 03 May 2026
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Third-ranked industry: Lawyers/Law Firms contributed $131,863 in 2023-2024 cycle.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Second-ranked industry: Retired individuals contributed $131,863 (all individual contributions, no PAC money).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industry sector in 2023-2024 cycle: Pharmaceuticals/Health Products at $136,972 (including $5,972 from PACs).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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Raul Ruiz filed filing with the SEC on 2024-10-08. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2024-10-08
Added: 23 Apr 2026
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