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Ruiz, Raul

United States Representative · California · District 25

DemocraticBioguide R000599

Raul Ruiz is the Democratic U.S. representative for California’s 25th District and has served in Congress since 2013. A physician from a farmworker family in the Coachella Valley, he earned medical and public-policy degrees at Harvard and worked as an emergency physician before entering Congress.

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Profile research reviewed August 22, 2026

Raul Ruiz is the Democratic U.S. representative for California’s 25th District and has served in Congress since 2013. A physician from a farmworker family in the Coachella Valley, he earned medical and public-policy degrees at Harvard and worked as an emergency physician before entering Congress.

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Biography & Current Office

Background & current office

Raul Ruiz is the Democratic U.S. representative for California’s 25th District and has served in Congress since 2013. A physician from a farmworker family in the Coachella Valley, he earned medical and public-policy degrees at Harvard and worked as an emergency physician before entering Congress.

Ruiz serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including the Communications and Technology, Environment, and Health subcommittees. His medical background and health-policy responsibilities are maintained as institutional context; routine votes and policy positions are not thermometer-rated without a discrete factual claim and evidentiary record.

Editorial research reviewed: August 22, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Public record

Current seat & contact information

Chamber
U.S. House of Representatives
Representation
California · District 25
Party
Democratic
Birth date
August 25, 1972
Washington phone
(202) 225-5330
Office
2342 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0525
Committees & Leadership

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Reviewed committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Recent Recorded Votes

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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation

Legislation & official congressional activity

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Claims & Evidence

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