Rudy Recile
Republican candidate for U.S. House in California
CA-08 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
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Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Rudy Recile is trading at 1% to win the CA-08 primary: first place on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleBusiness owner
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundBusiness owner
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EducationHowe Military School (high school)
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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Political 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.
Latest 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
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Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
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