{"id":11889,"date":"2026-03-13T19:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/26\/?p=11889"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:07:59","slug":"republican-christine-bish-switches-to-californias-3rd-congressional-district-race-after-kevin-kiley-leaves-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/26\/government\/republican-christine-bish-switches-to-californias-3rd-congressional-district-race-after-kevin-kiley-leaves-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Christine Bish Switches to California\u2019s 3rd Congressional District Race After Kevin Kiley Leaves GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republican <\/span>candidate <\/span>Christine <\/span>Bish <\/span>announced <\/span>Tuesday, <\/span>March <\/span>10, <\/span>that <\/span>she <\/span>is <\/span>shifting <\/span>her <\/span>2026 <\/span>congressional <\/span>campaign <\/span>from <\/span>California\u2019s <\/span>6th <\/span>Congressional <\/span>District <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>newly <\/span>redrawn <\/span>3rd <\/span>District, <\/span>citing <\/span>major <\/span>changes <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>race <\/span>following <\/span>a <\/span>high-<\/span>profile <\/span>party <\/span>departure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bish <\/span>had <\/span>originally <\/span>planned <\/span>to <\/span>challenge <\/span>Democratic <\/span>Rep. <\/span>Ami <\/span>Bera <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>6th <\/span>District, <\/span>a <\/span>seat <\/span>she <\/span>previously <\/span>contested <\/span>in <\/span>2020 <\/span>and <\/span>2024. <\/span>However, <\/span>the <\/span>campaign <\/span>landscape <\/span>changed <\/span>earlier <\/span>this <\/span>month <\/span>when <\/span>Rep. <\/span>Kevin <\/span>Kiley <\/span>resigned <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>Republican <\/span>Party <\/span>and <\/span>declared <\/span>his <\/span>intention <\/span>to <\/span>run <\/span>as <\/span>an <\/span>independent <\/span>candidate, <\/span>registering <\/span>as \u201c<\/span>No <\/span>Party <\/span>Preference\u201d <\/span>on <\/span>March <\/span>6.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>move <\/span>prompted <\/span>Bish <\/span>to <\/span>reevaluate <\/span>her <\/span>strategy <\/span>and <\/span>enter <\/span>the <\/span>race <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>neighboring <\/span>3rd <\/span>Congressional <\/span>District.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Kevin <\/span>Kiley <\/span>leaving <\/span>the <\/span>Republican <\/span>Party <\/span>created <\/span>a <\/span>vacuum <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>3rd <\/span>District,\u201d <\/span>Bish <\/span>said <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>campaign <\/span>statement <\/span>announcing <\/span>the <\/span>change. \u201c<\/span>Voters <\/span>deserve <\/span>a <\/span>strong <\/span>Republican <\/span>voice <\/span>focused <\/span>on <\/span>lowering <\/span>costs, <\/span>protecting <\/span>constitutional <\/span>rights, <\/span>and <\/span>restoring <\/span>economic <\/span>opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Redrawn <\/span>District <\/span>Expands <\/span>Into <\/span>Foothills<\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>change <\/span>comes <\/span>after <\/span>the <\/span>passage <\/span>of <\/span>Proposition <\/span>50, <\/span>which <\/span>reshaped <\/span>several <\/span>congressional <\/span>boundaries <\/span>across <\/span>Northern <\/span>California.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under <\/span>the <\/span>new <\/span>map, <\/span>California\u2019s <\/span>3rd <\/span>District <\/span>now <\/span>spans <\/span>portions <\/span>of <\/span>Sacramento <\/span>County <\/span>and <\/span>several <\/span>foothill <\/span>and <\/span>mountain <\/span>communities. <\/span>The <\/span>district <\/span>includes <\/span>cities <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>Folsom, <\/span>Auburn, <\/span>Rancho <\/span>Cordova, <\/span>Grass <\/span>Valley <\/span>and <\/span>Truckee, <\/span>as <\/span>well <\/span>as <\/span>Sacramento-<\/span>area <\/span>communities <\/span>including <\/span>Florin, <\/span>Arden-<\/span>Arcade <\/span>and <\/span>Fair <\/span>Oaks. <\/span>Parts <\/span>of <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>foothill <\/span>communities, <\/span>including <\/span>areas <\/span>near <\/span>Pollock <\/span>Pines, <\/span>also <\/span>fall <\/span>within <\/span>the <\/span>district\u2019s <\/span>expanded <\/span>footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite <\/span>the <\/span>geographic <\/span>expansion, <\/span>voter <\/span>registration <\/span>data <\/span>suggests <\/span>the <\/span>district <\/span>leans <\/span>Democratic, <\/span>with <\/span>Democrats <\/span>holding <\/span>roughly <\/span>an <\/span>eight-<\/span>percentage-<\/span>point <\/span>advantage <\/span>over <\/span>registered <\/span>Republicans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic <\/span>incumbent <\/span>Ami <\/span>Bera <\/span>is <\/span>also <\/span>expected <\/span>to <\/span>run <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>redrawn <\/span>3rd <\/span>District <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>2026 <\/span>midterm <\/span>election <\/span>cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Campaign <\/span>Platform <\/span>Focuses <\/span>on <\/span>Economy, <\/span>Energy <\/span>and <\/span>Public <\/span>Safety<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bish, <\/span>a <\/span>Sacramento-<\/span>based <\/span>real <\/span>estate <\/span>agent <\/span>and <\/span>small <\/span>business <\/span>owner, <\/span>has <\/span>centered <\/span>her <\/span>campaign <\/span>on <\/span>reducing <\/span>the <\/span>cost <\/span>of <\/span>living, <\/span>supporting <\/span>small <\/span>businesses <\/span>and <\/span>expanding <\/span>domestic <\/span>energy <\/span>production.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>has <\/span>proposed <\/span>a <\/span>10% <\/span>flat <\/span>federal <\/span>tax <\/span>rate <\/span>with <\/span>no <\/span>exemptions <\/span>and <\/span>argues <\/span>that <\/span>increased <\/span>oil <\/span>and <\/span>gas <\/span>drilling <\/span>in <\/span>California <\/span>and <\/span>Alaska <\/span>could <\/span>reduce <\/span>fuel <\/span>prices <\/span>and <\/span>overall <\/span>consumer <\/span>costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Our <\/span>region <\/span>has <\/span>seen <\/span>businesses <\/span>close <\/span>and <\/span>families <\/span>struggle <\/span>with <\/span>rising <\/span>costs,\u201d <\/span>Bish <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>Energy <\/span>independence <\/span>and <\/span>responsible <\/span>fiscal <\/span>policy <\/span>can <\/span>help <\/span>restore <\/span>stability <\/span>for <\/span>middle-<\/span>class <\/span>households.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her <\/span>platform <\/span>also <\/span>emphasizes <\/span>public <\/span>safety <\/span>measures, <\/span>including <\/span>opposition <\/span>to <\/span>sanctuary <\/span>city <\/span>policies <\/span>and <\/span>support <\/span>for <\/span>stricter <\/span>immigration <\/span>enforcement, <\/span>including <\/span>expanded <\/span>use <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>federal <\/span>E-<\/span>Verify <\/span>employment <\/span>verification <\/span>system.<\/span><\/p>\n

On <\/span>homelessness, <\/span>Bish <\/span>has <\/span>suggested <\/span>converting <\/span>vacant <\/span>commercial <\/span>buildings <\/span>into <\/span>service-<\/span>based <\/span>housing <\/span>facilities <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>include <\/span>mandatory <\/span>mental <\/span>health <\/span>and <\/span>addiction <\/span>treatment <\/span>programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conservative <\/span>Policy <\/span>Positions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bish <\/span>identifies <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>pro-<\/span>life <\/span>conservative <\/span>and <\/span>supports <\/span>legislation <\/span>commonly <\/span>referred <\/span>to <\/span>as \u201c<\/span>heartbeat <\/span>laws,\u201d <\/span>which <\/span>would <\/span>restrict <\/span>abortions <\/span>once <\/span>fetal <\/span>cardiac <\/span>activity <\/span>is <\/span>detected. <\/span>She <\/span>also <\/span>advocates <\/span>school <\/span>choice <\/span>policies <\/span>and <\/span>has <\/span>voiced <\/span>opposition <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>inclusion <\/span>of <\/span>Critical <\/span>Race <\/span>Theory <\/span>in <\/span>public <\/span>school <\/span>curricula.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>strong <\/span>supporter <\/span>of <\/span>gun <\/span>rights, <\/span>Bish <\/span>argues <\/span>the <\/span>Second <\/span>Amendment <\/span>is <\/span>a \u201c<\/span>non-<\/span>negotiable <\/span>constitutional <\/span>guarantee.\u201d <\/span>She <\/span>has <\/span>received <\/span>high <\/span>ratings <\/span>from <\/span>several <\/span>gun <\/span>rights <\/span>advocacy <\/span>groups, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>National <\/span>Rifle <\/span>Association <\/span>and <\/span>Gun <\/span>Owners <\/span>of <\/span>America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bish <\/span>maintains <\/span>that <\/span>addressing <\/span>crime <\/span>should <\/span>focus <\/span>on <\/span>enforcing <\/span>existing <\/span>laws <\/span>rather <\/span>than <\/span>imposing <\/span>new <\/span>restrictions <\/span>on <\/span>firearms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Political <\/span>Background <\/span>and <\/span>Community <\/span>Involvement<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although <\/span>Bish <\/span>has <\/span>not <\/span>held <\/span>elected <\/span>office, <\/span>she <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>active <\/span>in <\/span>Republican <\/span>politics <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>Sacramento <\/span>region <\/span>for <\/span>several <\/span>years.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>previously <\/span>served <\/span>as <\/span>vice <\/span>chair <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Oakmont <\/span>High <\/span>School <\/span>Site <\/span>Council <\/span>and <\/span>as <\/span>Sacramento-<\/span>area <\/span>director <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Educational <\/span>Freedom <\/span>Initiative. <\/span>Within <\/span>party <\/span>circles, <\/span>she <\/span>has <\/span>held <\/span>leadership <\/span>roles <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Sacramento <\/span>Republican <\/span>Assembly <\/span>and <\/span>has <\/span>served <\/span>on <\/span>a <\/span>California <\/span>Republican <\/span>Party <\/span>committee <\/span>focused <\/span>on <\/span>issues <\/span>affecting <\/span>blind, <\/span>deaf <\/span>and <\/span>disabled <\/span>voters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before <\/span>entering <\/span>real <\/span>estate, <\/span>Bish <\/span>worked <\/span>for <\/span>about <\/span>a <\/span>decade <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>financial <\/span>investigator <\/span>and <\/span>loan <\/span>officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her <\/span>campaign <\/span>has <\/span>received <\/span>endorsements <\/span>from <\/span>several <\/span>conservative <\/span>organizations, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Republican <\/span>Assembly, <\/span>the <\/span>Howard <\/span>Jarvis <\/span>Taxpayers <\/span>Association <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>California <\/span>Pro-<\/span>Life <\/span>Council.<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 <\/span>Election <\/span>Timeline<\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>primary <\/span>election <\/span>for <\/span>California\u2019s <\/span>congressional <\/span>races <\/span>is <\/span>scheduled <\/span>for <\/span>June <\/span>2, <\/span>2026. <\/span>Under <\/span>California\u2019s \u201c<\/span>top-<\/span>two\u201d <\/span>primary <\/span>system, <\/span>the <\/span>two <\/span>candidates <\/span>receiving <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>votes <\/span>will <\/span>advance <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>general <\/span>election <\/span>in <\/span>November, <\/span>regardless <\/span>of <\/span>party <\/span>affiliation.<\/span><\/p>\n

With <\/span>the <\/span>district <\/span>realignment <\/span>and <\/span>shifting <\/span>party <\/span>dynamics, <\/span>the <\/span>race <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>3rd <\/span>Congressional <\/span>District <\/span>is <\/span>expected <\/span>to <\/span>draw <\/span>increased <\/span>attention <\/span>across <\/span>the <\/span>Sacramento <\/span>region <\/span>and <\/span>foothill <\/span>communities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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