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Raul Ruiz

US Representative (D-CA-25)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Raul Ruiz is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 25th congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2024-2026) and 50 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record29
Connections mapped50
Sources cited19
✦ Thin coverage gap +165 connected to 50 entities · only 29 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Raul Ruiz has not publicly weighed in on Position on Medicare for All / single-payer healthcare
Key Connections
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← American College Of Surgeons Professional Association PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00382424/
← American Medical Association PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000422/
← International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee organization
donor
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
← Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) organization
donor
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
← American Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005660/
Facts (29)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 155d ago · Avg age: 561d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (28)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 36.7 years (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English primary language households: 52.9% (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population share: 25% (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 66.1% (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16% (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $64,102 (2023)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 (Mental Health Housing Bond) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% - 49.8% (statewide); Riverside County voted Yes
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.067)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.085)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.133)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.184)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Accommodation & Food Services (5160 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade (6592 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (10287 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Agriculture (production & processing) (14537 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Government (all levels & types) (19338 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [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.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8035 (FISA Amendments Act extension through October 2027) on 2026-04-17: Ruiz voted against the rule providing for consideration of the FISA extension bill (H.Res. 1175) and voted against the underlying bill (S. 4465) on April 30, 2026. As a physician and privacy advocate in a district with high immigrant populations and cross-border communities, surveillance expansion carries particular risks. The vote aligned with progressive Democrats concerned about warrantless surveillance but crossed the national security establishment and party leadership that supported the extension.
Date: 2026-04-17 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 8035
✓ verified Primary Source 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 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 1 (119th)
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 8070
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Third-ranked industry: Lawyers/Law Firms contributed $131,863 in 2023-2024 cycle.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Second-ranked industry: Retired individuals contributed $131,863 (all individual contributions, no PAC money).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing industry sector in 2023-2024 cycle: Pharmaceuticals/Health Products at $136,972 (including $5,972 from PACs).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Raul Ruiz filed filing with the SEC on 2024-10-08. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2024-10-08 Added: 23 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2024-10-08)
All Connections (50)
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00382424/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000422/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005660/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008748/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008839/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010082/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010983/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012245/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00013961/
← Pfizer Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00016683/
← Edison International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00019653/
donor primary since 2026
$5,500 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00022343/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023580/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← Aflac PAC (Aflac PAC) organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034157/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035675/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039461/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00043463/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
← Eli Lilly And Company PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00082792/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104802/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113803/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00130773/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00140061/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00161604/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00171843/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00177469/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00196246/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197228/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Raul Ruiz's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/
Sources (19)
2013-03-19 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2013-03-19) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-10-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2024-10-08) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2026-05-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-01-22 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2013-01-22) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Raul Ruiz — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Raul Ruiz — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Raul Ruiz — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-11-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2013-11-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Raul Ruiz — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Top employer congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 8035 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 8070 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Ruiz voted NO on the final version of the Republican 'Big, Beautiful Bill… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: 'I will always fight to lower costs for families, protect Medicare for se… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: Position on Medicare for All / single-payer healthcare congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Top contributing industry sector in 2023-2024 cycle: Pha… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Raul Ruiz not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-10-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Raul Ruiz (2024-10-08) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt