No party preference · California's 6th District · 2026
Kevin Kiley
Kiley began his working life teaching tenth grade English in Los Angeles, where he also helped build a speech and debate team.
Biography
Kevin Kiley taught tenth grade English at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, chaired the English department and started a speech and debate team.1 The son of a special education teacher and a doctor, he attended local public schools before college.2 He now lives in Rocklin with his wife, Chelsee, and their puppy, Jemma.2
His education includes a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a master's in secondary education from Loyola Marymount and a law degree from Yale.2 After law school, he worked on civil intellectual property litigation against Huawei.1 He later became a California deputy attorney general, representing the state in cases involving violent felons.1
Kiley won election to the Assembly in 2016 and to Congress in 2022.1 He currently represents the Third District and serves on Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Workforce.3 He chairs the subcommittee covering early childhood, elementary and secondary education.4 His legislative work includes the Lake Tahoe restoration reauthorization, which became law in 2024 and extended authorized funding's availability through September 2034.25
Kiley emphasizes spending restraint, tax relief and energy independence.6 He also opposes federal restrictions on independent contracting.1 He is running in the Sixth District with no party preference, against Democrat Richard Pan.7
Record and controversies
Ballot measure fundraising complaint dismissed
A 2024 complaint alleged that Kiley and his congressional campaign impermissibly raised money for a California ballot measure committee.8 Kiley denied controlling the committee.8 The FEC concluded that the ballot measure fundraising fell outside the relevant election restrictions and that the evidence was insufficient to establish the control relationship alleged.8 Commissioners voted 4 to 0 to dismiss the allegations on March 24, 2025.9 The dismissal took effect April 25, 2025.8