James Gallagher
James Gallagher ran for U.S. House in CA-01 in 2026 as a Republican (lost).
American politician (born 1981)
Ran for U.S. House, CA-01, 2026 · Lost to Mike McGuire (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)
On the California ballot, Nov 3, 2026 United States Representative, District 1, 2 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.Do you approve of James Gallagher?
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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.
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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. He lost election to a full term to Democrat Mike McGuire.
In the news
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Campaign finance
As of 2026-10-14 · Source: FEC
Website and social
Sources
- Official portrait, public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
- Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-11 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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