# U.S. House, District 25 (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/cd-25

- title: U.S. House, District 25
- office: U.S. House
- cities: [twentynine-palms]

## Key findings
- The only county city in this district is **Twentynine Palms**; the rest is the Coachella Valley and Imperial County. [^1]
- **Raul Ruiz (D)**, an emergency physician in Congress since 2013, faces **Joe Males (R)**, whose ballot designation is mayor pro tem. June primary: Ruiz 60.0%, Males 18.9%. [^2][^3]

## U.S. House, District 25
### Raul Ruiz (D, incumbent)
- Emergency physician; in Congress since 2013; won 2024 with 56.3%. [^2]

### Joe Males (R)
- Ballot designation: mayor pro tem. [^3] I found no independent reporting on his campaign.

## Sources
[^1]: CA Senate, 2025 CD-25 district data. https://sdmg.senate.ca.gov/node/1101
[^2]: Ballotpedia, CA-25. https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_25th_Congressional_District
[^3]: CA Secretary of State, certified candidate list (2026 general). https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-general/cert-list-candidates.pdf