Pedro Casas
CA-38 primary: first place
$17.0K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePsychologist
PartyRepublican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPsychologist
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara — Ph.D., Counseling Psychology (1996)
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Notable personal detailsPedro Antonio Casas is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 38th Congressional District. He is a clinical/forensic/aero-medical psychologist and a retired U.S. Army colonel. His campaign materials describe him as holding a Ph.D. and emphasize prior leadership roles in Army behavioral health and medical units.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax cuts, reduced bureaucratic red tape and fewer regulations for small businesses, and favors free-market approaches to stimulate economic growth.
Healthcare
The candidate supports expanding behavioral health services for veterans and increasing mental-health and substance-abuse treatment capacity as part of homelessness responses. His campaign priorities emphasize developing treatment facilities and allocating existing funds toward mental-health and substance-use treatment programs. No statements supporting single-payer or wholesale privatization were found in the cited campaign materials.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the southern border and emphasizes enforcement-focused immigration reform while expressing support for law enforcement. Positions prioritize stronger border security measures rather than expanded regularization or broad pathways to citizenship.
News
Pedro Casas is in the news because he is running in California’s 38th Congressional District race. Early primary results showed him in strong position to advance from the June 2 top-two primary. The open-seat contest has four candidates, and the two highest vote-getters move on to the general election.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Pedro Casas for CA-38 primary: first place
California Republican Assembly
Public figure
California Republican Assembly endorsed Pedro Antonio Casas in the 2026 primary election.
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