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Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25)
Democrat - California
Running for House
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Raul Ruiz is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 25th Congressional District. Born and raised in the Coachella Valley, Ruiz worked as an emergency medicine physician before entering politics. He earned multiple degrees from Harvard University and returned to Inland to practice medicine and improve healthcare access for underserved populations. In 2012, he defeated an incumbent member of Congress and became the first Latino to represent the Coachella Valley in Congress. Since taking office in 2013, he has focused on healthcare, veterans' issues, economic opportunity, environmental protection, and public health.
PARTY: Democrat
ELECTED: 2012
EDUCATION: University of California, Los Angeles (BS), Harvard Kennedy School (MA), Harvard Medical School (MA, MD)
OCCUPATION PRIOR TO CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE: Emergency Medicine Physician, Medical Director and Public Health Advocate
BORN: August 25, 1972
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"The measurement of good policy is the well-being of the community. I saw the human faces of failed policies, and they weren't smiling."
- Rep. Raul Ruiz
POLITICAL CAREER
U.S. Representative (2012-Present)
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Subcommittee on Health
Subcommittee on Environment
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Natural Resources Committee
INTERESTING FACTS
Son of farmworker parents who worked in California's agricultural industry.
Became the first Latino elected to represent the Coachella Valley in Congress.
Worked as an emergency room physician before entering politics.
