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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
John McBride

John McBride

Running for U.S. House · California District 9

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Josh Harder

Josh Harder

U.S. House · California District 9

NationalDemocrat

John McBrideCandidateJosh HarderCurrent rep

Job fit

John McBride

Other work

  • I came here to serve as the first Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of the Pacific 1

Josh Harder

Other work

  • he taught business at a local junior college before entering public service 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

John McBride

  • Health care costs
    McBride's campaign site lists health-care priorities including 'Medical Freedom' and 'No Death Boards,' opposing centralized government health-rationing panels. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    McBride's campaign site lists economic priorities as 'Reduce Oppressive Tax Policies,' 'Drastically Shrink Government Spending,' and support for small business. 3
  • Guns
    Asked about gun policy, McBride said: 'I am a staunch believer and supporter of the 2nd Amendment! ... Anyone who doesn't trust law abiding citizens with guns, CANNOT be trusted!' 4

No public stance found on: Climate & energy

More on their website →

Josh Harder

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

John McBride

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Josh Harder

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 5
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 5

Who pays them

John McBride

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$7K$30K raised
$3,1496Small individual donors
$7,1606Large individual donors

Josh Harder

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$378Klarge donors$2.5Motherpoliticians$161Kindustryassociations$110Klabor unions$95KOther kinds ofdonors$146K$3.7M raised
$377,9327Small individual donors
$2,521,5027Large individual donors

Checks

John McBride

No voting record to check yet

Josh Harder

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Learn More about John - John Mcbride · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About | Representative Josh Harder · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. johnmcbrideforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. yournews.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money