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U.S. Representative · California 3rd District
Kevin Kiley
IndependentDistrict R+2119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score82#18 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Kevin Kiley’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2445 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0503
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 5 signals
- Strong2nd most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.152 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.378 toward the Democrats (rank 2 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
- MediumBacks 2 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 2 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1993, H.R. 2175.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+2)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CA-3 has a partisan lean of R+2. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- MediumHeritage Action 66 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 66; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 20 points toward the Democrats.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 3.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Education and WorkforceMajority · 13th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary EducationChairman
- House Committee on the JudiciaryMajority · 18th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Kiley← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.152 is 0.38 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress66House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 89
| Swing |
| H.R. 4986Parents Opt-in Protection ActSummary on Congress.gov |