CA-08 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusiness owner
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundBusiness owner
EducationHowe Military School (high school)
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Notable personal detailsRudy Recile is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 8th Congressional District. He is a retired U.S. Army major and previously worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has also described himself as a small business owner and has run for the same congressional seat in prior cycles.
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Positions
Healthcare
Rudy Recile opposes medical mandates and supports individual choice on vaccinations. He indicates Medicaid and Medicare should remain available but favors limited taxpayer-funded programs, proposing low-cost government‑subsidized catastrophic coverage for low‑income people rather than broader government‑run healthcare expansions.
Climate & Energy
Supports energy independence focused on continued use of carbon fuels and nuclear power, criticizes shutting fossil-fuel plants and reliance on intermittent 'green' power, and emphasizes concerns about grid reliability and drought impacts on water and hydropower. Positions favor keeping fossil-fuel capacity and expanding nuclear as solutions rather than aggressive emissions-reduction mandates.
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Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong Second Amendment protections and opposes limits on citizens’ ability to purchase firearms while endorsing background checks as a qualification for ownership. Opposes civil liability for firearms manufacturers and frames proposed gun restrictions as actions by the political left that infringe on civil liberties.
News
Rudy Recile is in the news because he is running in California's newly formed 8th Congressional District primary. Early returns showed him in second place with 29% of the vote, behind John Garamendi's 54%, though only a small share of votes had been counted. The race is still early, and the report said Garamendi planned to keep campaigning into the general election.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Rudy Recile for CA-08 primary: first place
California Republican Assembly
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California Republican Assembly endorsed Rudy Recile for California's 8th Congressional District primary.
Sacramento County Republican Party
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Sacramento County Republican Party endorsed Rudy Recile for U.S. House in California's 8th Congressional District.
Fundraising
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
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