John Duarte
John Duarte (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 13th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Duarte (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 13th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Duarte's career experience includes owning Duarte Nursery and working as a farmer.[1] He received his master's from the University of the Pacific and his bachelor's from San Diego State University.[2]
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 5, 2024, general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Incumbent John Duarte (R) and Adam Gray (D) are running in the general election for California's 13th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The race is a rematch from 2022, when Duarte defeated Gray by 564 votes. The 2022 race was the second-closest House race in the country that year. Duarte's 2022 victory was the first for a Republican in the district since 1974, when Robert Lagomarsino won a special election.
Duarte was first elected in 2022. He is the owner of Duarte Nursery and is a fourth-generational farmer in the San Joaquin Valley. His campaign has focused on affordable living and adequate water supply for the valley. Duarte has cast Gray as out of touch with the district. “Adam’s gonna have a hard time coming into the middle and convincing the voters that his voting record as an Assemblyman for 10 years was more in tune with the Valley and this district than my voting record has been this last year.”[3][4]
Gray was first elected to the California Assembly in 2012. He is a professor at the University of California Merced and owns a small business. His campaign has focused on his legislative record, particularly leading the New Democratic Caucus, addressing a doctor shortage, and securing funding to extend the ACE train to Modesto and Merced. Regarding the rematch Gray said: “I’ve got a record; now John’s got a record. He didn’t have a record when he ran in ’22 … Now he does. So, voters get a chance to look at the 10 years of service that I provided in the state legislature.”[5][6]
Four major race ratings outlets rated this election as Toss-Up as of July 9.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Duarte was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Energy and Mineral Resources
- Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Elections
2024
See also: California's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 13
Incumbent John Duarte and Adam Gray are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 13 on November 5, 2024.
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Adam Gray (D) |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 13
Incumbent John Duarte and Adam Gray advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Duarte (R) | 54.9 | 47,219 | |
✔ | Adam Gray (D) | 45.1 | 38,754 |
Total votes: 85,973 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Boyd (D)
- Phil Arballo (D)
- Diego Martinez (R)
- Angelina Sigala (D)
Polls
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Election campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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John Duarte | Republican Party | $3,079,801 | $1,027,134 | $2,078,186 | As of June 30, 2024 |
Adam Gray | Democratic Party | $2,605,623 | $843,434 | $1,816,564 | As of June 30, 2024 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
Satellite spending
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Race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[23]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[24][25][26]
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The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Endorsements
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- California GOP
- Republican Party of California
Pledges
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2022
See also: California's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 13
John Duarte defeated Adam Gray in the general election for U.S. House California District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Duarte (R) | 50.2 | 67,060 | |
Adam Gray (D) | 49.8 | 66,496 |
Total votes: 133,556 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 13
John Duarte and Adam Gray defeated Phil Arballo, David Giglio, and Diego Martinez in the primary for U.S. House California District 13 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Duarte (R) | 34.2 | 26,163 | |
✔ | Adam Gray (D) | 31.1 | 23,784 | |
Phil Arballo (D) | 17.1 | 13,099 | ||
David Giglio (R) | 14.8 | 11,320 | ||
Diego Martinez (R) | 2.7 | 2,026 |
Total votes: 76,392 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angelina Sigala (D)
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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|The grandson of immigrants, John is proud to call the Valley home. John is rolling up his sleeves and running for Congress because his experience has taught him that when a problem needs to be solved, you solve it. He sees what’s happening to the Valley and has decided to quit complaining and be part of the solution. Basic necessities are becoming unaffordable for our Valley’s working families – John sees his friends and colleagues unable to afford gasoline, groceries, and rent because of Washington’s out-of-control spending and anti-American energy policies. Our canals are running dry and our farmers are suffering because career politicians are flushing the water we need out to the ocean. Our communities are less safe every day as deadly drugs and gangs steal precious lives across our small towns.
John loves the Valley and knows what a blessing it is to live in a beautiful and hardworking community. He has had enough of career politicians – who don’t understand our values and way of life – leaving us behind. He is tired of elected leaders who view the Valley as a ticket to greener pastures rather than as their home. John wants to see every family in the Valley reach its full potential and our Valley to be a place of abundance for all of us.
- Lower Cost of Living
- Protect our Water and Farms
- Secure the Border
Lowering the cost of living, protecting our water and farms, and securing the border
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Campaign website
Duarte's campaign website stated the following:
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You deserve gas, housing, and food that you can afford You deserve to thrive, not just survive. Out-of-touch career politicians have put the needs of big corporations and special interests before us. They have driven prices sky high with reckless spending. Working Valley families are being forced to choose between food on the table and gas in the tank. As your Congressman I’ll do the right thing – I’ll vote to suspend the gas tax and cut fuel and food prices.
We need water for our farms. As a farmer and a businessman here in our Valley, I know how important water is to our working families and our family farms. The politicians talk about making sure we have enough water, but at the end of the day, they’ve gotten nothing done. Career politicians have looked out for big donors and special interests on the Coast, while our canals run empty. We’ve had enough empty talk, we need real results.
Rising violence and crime are making our kids less safe. Now, gated-community career politicians even want to ‘Defund the Police.’ No way. I’ll put your safety first. I’ll fight against the ‘Defund the Police’ crowd. I’ll work hard to make sure our kids are safe in our schools and public spaces. And I’ll make sure our homeless get the help they need.
Washington politicians are taking our water, raising prices on everything, and slapping unfair laws on small business owners. They are making it harder to find a good-paying job, harder to open a small business, and harder to get ahead. As a local farmer and businessman, I know what it’s like to build a business from scratch and to hit some bumps along the way. I know that if we make sure we have lower prices, more water, and fairer laws, we’ll have good-paying Valley jobs for everyone.
Every child – no matter what challenges they face – deserves an environment that welcomes and supports them. They deserve teachers that make sure that when they graduate, they are prepared to thrive. As your Congressman, I will work hard to get schools back to basics and make sure that every student has the support they need in the classroom. I support school choice so our kids can find an environment that meets their needs.[27] |
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—John Duarte's campaign website (2022)[28] |
Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ John Duarte for Congress, "About," accessed May 17, 2022
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "GOP Rep. John Duarte faces Democrat Adam Gray in 13th District House rematch," February 5, 2024
- ↑ John Duarte 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed July 1, 2024
- ↑ Fresno Bee, "This Central Valley congressional district could be Democrats’ easiest California pickup," March 5, 2024
- ↑ Turlock Journal, "Gray gearing up for run against Duarte in CA-13 race," February 23, 2024
- ↑ Adam Gray 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed July 1, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Duarte for Congress, “Issues,” accessed September 9, 2022
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U.S. House California District 13 2023-Present |
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