California — 13th District

Adam Gray

Expands water storage and permitting reform

Gray identifies water access as the premier issue facing the Central Valley, advocating for significant investments in water infrastructure and storage projects. He has authored and introduced multiple legislative packages designed to reduce regulatory barriers under NEPA and the Endangered Species Act to accelerate water project construction.

• Introduced the End the California Water Crisis Package and Central Valley Water Solution Act to authorize 21 water storage projects and ease permitting restrictions.
• Supported the Build Now Act to coordinate federal permitting under NEPA and the Endangered Species Act.
• Secured $1,000,000 for the Le Grand Athlone and Chowchilla Water Districts and $1,092,000 for the Dos Palos Waste Water Treatment Facility.

“Oftentimes when people ask me, 'What are the three most important issues in your district?', and my response will be 'water, water, and water'.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Protects Valley water through deregulation

Lincoln emphasizes securing water supplies as a vital requirement for sustaining the Central Valley's agricultural economy. He pledges to protect local water rights by eliminating burdensome state and federal regulations.

• Pledges to safeguard local agriculture by securing Valley water resources.
• Advocates cutting endless and burdensome regulations that restrict water delivery to local farmers.

“We must protect our local agriculture economy by protecting Valley water, and by cutting endless and burdensome regulations.”

Adam Gray

Lowers everyday costs and limits tariffs

Gray prioritizes lowering consumer prices on food, utilities, healthcare, and housing through targeted federal legislation. He opposes unilateral presidential tariffs that increase operating costs for farmers and consumers.

• Introduced the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 and the Stop Raising Prices on Food Act.
• Cosponsored the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act to prevent unilateral presidential tariffs without congressional consent.
• Introduced the bipartisan HEATS Act to lower energy costs by reducing regulatory burdens on geothermal activity.

“I’ve proven I’ll work with anyone, Democrat or Republican, if it means lowering costs, strengthening our farms and small businesses, and making life better for Valley families.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Cuts wasteful spending and taxes

Lincoln attributes high costs for food, gas, and housing to federal spending and Biden administration economic policies. He campaigns on cutting federal government spending, lowering taxes, and applying his record of balancing municipal budgets as mayor.

• Pledges to curb federal spending and lower taxes to relieve financial burdens on working families.
• Points to his mayoral record in Stockton of balancing budgets without raising taxes.

“D.C. politicians have done little to address the cost of groceries, gas, and housing for Valley families. Now more than ever, we need a leader who will put people before politics.”

Adam Gray

Supports comprehensive reform and legal status

Gray supports bipartisan immigration reform combining border security investments with legal pathways for undocumented farmworkers and Dreamers. He advocates for agency accountability for ICE and Customs and Border Protection.

• Reintroduced the bipartisan DIGNITY Act to modernize border infrastructure and address visa backlogs.
• Cosponsored the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 and introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025.
• Voted against a DHS appropriations bill due to a lack of enforcement accountability reforms.

“Adam knows that the Central Valley cannot function without our immigrant community, and he has supported multiple immigration reform measures to ensure both security and opportunity.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Enforces immigration laws and secures border

Lincoln approaches border security as an urgent national security imperative, criticizing current administration policies for allowing illegal crossings and fentanyl trafficking. He pledges to enforce existing immigration laws and restore border order.

• Pledges to secure the border, enforce existing immigration laws, and combat drug trafficking.
• Frames border security as essential to protecting Central Valley families from illicit fentanyl.

“As a Marine Veteran, Kevin Lincoln believes that national security starts with border security.”

Adam Gray

Supports law enforcement and opposes early release

Gray focuses on delivering federal funding for law enforcement agencies and combating organized retail theft and drug trafficking. He has consistently opposed state sentencing reform initiatives, including zero bail and early prisoner release.

• Introduced the bipartisan Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act to fund law enforcement equipment and public awareness.
• Secured $1,031,000 for the Modesto Police Department radio system and $850,000 for Modesto Fire Station #1.
• Opposed state propositions establishing zero bail (Prop 25), reduced sentencing (Prop 47), and early release (Prop 57).

“Adam has opposed policies that would jeopardize public safety and connect to retail theft rings, including zero bail (Prop 25), reduced sentencing (Prop 47), and early release (Prop 57).”

Kevin Lincoln II

Increases police budgets and reverses soft-on-crime policies

Lincoln highlights his mayoral record of expanding police funding and officer pay while opposing progressive criminal justice policies. In Congress, he promises to oppose early prisoner release and reduced sentencing for repeat offenders.

• Increased Stockton's police budget by $42 million and delivered an 18% pay raise to officers while serving as mayor.
• Pledges to oppose soft-on-crime policies, early prisoner releases, and sentence reductions for repeat offenders.

“While politicians in Washington and Sacramento defunded the police, Kevin Lincoln backed the blue, delivering an 18% pay raise and a $42 million budget increase to keep officers on the streets.”

Adam Gray

Protects ACA subsidies and rural medical access

Gray focuses on protecting safety-net health programs, extending ACA tax credits, and addressing physician shortages in the Central Valley. He has introduced legislation to support rural telehealth access and maternity care services.

• Introduced the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 to reverse Medicaid cuts and permanently extend ACA tax credits.
• Passed the bipartisan Telehealth Network and Telehealth Resource Centers Grant Program Reauthorization Act out of the House.
• Introduced the bipartisan Midwives for MOMS Act to address rural maternity care shortages.

“Adam is working to lower costs and increase coverage when it comes to health care access.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Expands veteran healthcare and lowers family costs

Lincoln emphasizes improving healthcare benefits and access for military veterans and families. He criticizes federal government inaction and promises to reform healthcare service delivery.

• Committed to improving healthcare access and benefits for military veterans.
• Opposes federal healthcare policies that increase consumer costs for families.

“As a Marine Corps veteran, I am fully committed to supporting and improving healthcare and benefits for our nation’s veterans.”

Adam Gray

Supports specialty crops and farm technology

Gray highlights his vote for the Farm Bill and his success in securing protections for specialty crop growers. He supports incentives for precision agriculture technology and legal status for undocumented farmworkers.

• Voted for the Farm Bill and secured an amendment protecting the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
• Cosponsored the bipartisan PRECISE Act to incentivize private financing for precision agriculture technology.
• Introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 to offer legal status to undocumented farmworkers.

“Adam was one of fourteen Democrats to help pass the Farm Bill – a major multiyear bill that governs an array of agricultural and food programs that are essential to Valley growers and producers.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Protects agriculture through regulatory relief

Lincoln campaigns on protecting the agricultural economy by securing Valley water supplies and eliminating federal regulations. He argues government bureaucracy creates unnecessary burdens for local farmers and ranchers.

• Pledges to protect Valley farms and ranches by securing regional water access.
• Advocates cutting burdensome federal regulations imposed on agricultural producers.

“We must protect our local agriculture economy by protecting Valley water, and by cutting endless and burdensome regulations.”

Adam Gray

Funds vocational training and medical education

Gray supports expanding educational opportunities from early childhood programs through college and career training. He has secured funding for local vocational institutes and introduced bills to build medical schools in underserved regions.

• Introduced the Expanding Medical Education Act to support medical school construction in underserved areas like UC Merced.
• Secured funding for the VOLT Institute in Modesto and the AgTEC Innovation Center at Merced College.
• Cosponsored the IDEA Full Funding Act for students with disabilities.

“As a proud graduate of Merced College who now teaches at UC Merced, Adam knows that access to quality education opens opportunities for the next generation.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Supports parental rights and school choice

Lincoln advocates empowering parents in education while reducing federal government oversight. He supports expanding school choice options, including charter schools, and demands public schools focus on academics rather than political ideology.

• Supports charter schools and educational innovation to expand school choice.
• Advocates focusing public school instruction on core academics rather than ideology.

“Parents should have a greater voice in their child’s education, not special interests or D.C. bureaucrats thousands of miles away.”

Adam Gray

Expands veteran healthcare benefits and removes copays

Gray has supported bipartisan legislation to improve veteran healthcare, eliminate copay debts caused by processing errors, and expand disability compensation. He also authored legislation facilitating veteran civilian careers in the water industry.

• Introduced the STRIVE Act of 2025 to relieve veterans of medical copay debt caused by VA processing delays.
• Cosponsored the Major Richard Star Act and the Retired Pay Restoration Act for military retirees.
• Cosponsored the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act for veteran mental health.

“Adam has worked across the aisle to support common sense legislation to support our veterans: rolling back red tape, expanding access to high-quality, affordable care, working to ensure they are receiving the benefits they rightfully earned in service to our country.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Improves veteran benefits and care delivery

Drawing on his background as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Lincoln pledges to improve VA healthcare services and benefit delivery for veterans and military families.

• Emphasizes his military experience serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.
• Pledges to improve VA healthcare and benefits through active federal oversight.

“As a Marine Corps veteran, I am fully committed to supporting and improving healthcare and benefits for our nation’s veterans.”

Adam Gray

Supports payment stablecoin regulation

Gray voted in favor of the GENIUS Act to establish a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and digital assets.

• Voted Yea on the GENIUS Act (S.1582) to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

Kevin Lincoln II

Promotes crypto innovation and self-custody

Lincoln views digital assets as critical to American economic leadership, supporting legislative frameworks like the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act. He opposes IRS broker rules that penalize software developers and supports individual self-custody rights.

• Supports the CLARITY Act and the GENIUS Act to provide clear market rules for digital assets.
• Opposes IRS broker rules affecting software developers and defends self-custody rights for asset owners.

“Kevin believes digital assets and blockchain technology represent the next frontier of American economic leadership, and Congress must create clear pathways for this industry to grow here rather than drive it offshore.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Supports domestic AI expansion and deregulation

Lincoln supports the President's AI Action Plan to maintain American economic leadership over international rivals. He advocates removing regulatory burdens to build domestic AI infrastructure and create high-paying jobs.

• Supports the President's AI Action Plan to prioritize domestic innovation and national security.
• Advocates removing regulatory obstacles to expand domestic AI infrastructure.

“The future of AI must be built in America, by Americans, and put to work growing our economy and keeping us ahead of the rest of the world.”

Kevin Lincoln II

Opposes federal DEI mandates and progressive social policies

Lincoln opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates as well as progressive gender policies. He promises to oppose federal legislation pushing DEI mandates or gender transition policies in local communities.

• Opposes federal DEI mandates, transgender bathroom policies, and gender transition procedures for minors.
• Pledges to block progressive social policies from reaching the Central Valley.

“Woke politicians in Washington are pushing everything from DEI mandates to policies that allow men into women’s bathrooms and support gender transition surgeries for children. Kevin Lincoln believes that we are heading down the wrong path, and this woke ideology has no place in our communities.”

Adam Gray

Opposes foreign wars and unilateral tariffs

Gray opposes foreign military conflicts and supports limiting executive authority to impose unilateral trade tariffs. He voted for a War Powers Resolution regarding Iran to prevent undeclared military actions.

• Voted for a War Powers Resolution to direct the President to cease military activity in Iran without explicit authorization.
• Cosponsored the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act to restrict unilateral tariffs.
• Argues ending foreign wars saves billions in taxpayer dollars that can be redirected to domestic needs.

“Adam believes that ending the war in Iran would help lower prices here in the United States and save tens of billions in taxpayer dollars to be invested at home rather than spent on forever wars abroad.”