California 10th District
Mark DeSaulnier (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 25 of 124 votes and bills.
Raised $721,776 since January 2025: 55% from PACs and other committees, 44% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Jeff Frese
Republican · moraga businessman who founded a national snack brand
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Frese has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Frese.
Higher on Liberty Score: Jeff Frese. Jeff Frese: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Mark DeSaulnier: F, 16 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Jeff Frese, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Frese, so the grade above comes from this list: what Frese has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Jeff Frese said he is pro-Israel when asked where he stands on Israel.
“Pro-Israel, a thousand percent. And pro-Western civilization.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as an ally is with liberty on free nations.
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His campaign site calls for ending federal income tax on teachers.
“no federal income tax on teachers.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Cutting a named tax is the with side of this measure.
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His campaign site calls for cutting the regulations that make building slow and costly.
“cut the red tape that makes building slow and expensive.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Less regulation is the with side of this measure.
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His campaign site calls for banning Wall Street firms and hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
“ban wall street and hedge funds from buying single-family homes.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A ban on one kind of buyer is a new rule on the market, which pulls against his calls for less regulation, so it does not settle this measure on its own.
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His campaign site pledges to keep boys out of girls' sports.
“keep boys out of girls' sports.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is the with side of this measure.
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Jeff Frese said America needs tight, secure borders and that the country decides who comes in.
“I'm pro-immigration, but we need tight, secure borders. And we decide who comes in.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border is the with side of the migration measure.
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