{"id":6930,"date":"2026-06-13T05:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/californias-4th-district-race-will-be-a-november-face-off-between-two-democrats-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:31:22","slug":"californias-4th-district-race-will-be-a-november-face-off-between-two-democrats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/californias-4th-district-race-will-be-a-november-face-off-between-two-democrats-2\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s 4th District race will be a November face-off between two Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Eric Jones will advance in the race for California\u2019s 4th Congressional District, setting the stage for a face-off between two Democrats come November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/recalled-avenal-city-council-members-deny-election-results-vote-to-stay-in-office\/\">Recalled Avenal City Council members deny election results, vote to stay in office<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since election night Jones has been vying with Republican Ray Riehle for second place in the race, after the clear winner, Democratic incumbent Rep. 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He lives in Napa with his wife and their two children. He is the founder of the American Dream Institute, a nonprofit that hopes to engage young people. His top priorities include affordability, childcare accessibility and taxing billionaires and corporations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thompson, 75, was first elected to Congress in 1998, and has won reelection since. He was in the state Senate before heading to Washington, where he serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee and the Health Subcommittee, according to his congressional website. He\u2019s the founder and co-chair of House caucuses on wine, wild salmon and invasive species, his website says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/cofer-guerra-to-face-off-in-november-as-sacramento-county-vote-counting-nears-end\/\">Cofer, Guerra to face off in November as Sacramento County vote counting nears end<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press projects Eric Jones will face incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson for the U.S. House seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitol-alert"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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