James Gallagher

American politician (born 1981)

U.S. House — CA-01RepublicanRunning nowVugol ID VM-DPM-HYXA FEC H6CA01285

Running for U.S. House, CA-01, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/james-gallagher

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

James Gallagher — Photo — Photo · California State Assembly · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

James Gallagher — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from U.S. House of Representatives · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · U.S. House, CA-01 · General · Republican · on the ballot
2020 · State House / Assembly, CA District 3 · General · Republican · won · 130,304 votes (63.6%) · source
2018 · State House / Assembly, CA District 3 · General · Republican · won · 95,786 votes (60.2%) · source

Background

James Matthew Gallagher is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 1st congressional district since 2026.

A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2026, representing the 3rd district located in the northern Sacramento Valley. Gallagher served as the Minority Leader of the California State Assembly from 2022 to 2025.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gallagher_(California_politician)

Campaign finance

$1,488,906total raised (2026 cycle)

$1,156,007total spent (2026 cycle)

$332,899cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

Sources

Official portrait — public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gallagher_(California_politician)
Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18686250
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA01285/
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:California_Assemblymember_James_Gallagher_2024.webp

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