Raul Ruiz
36th District — Riverside County including Palm Springs
The makeup of this desert-based district is attractive to Republicans because of its closely divided party registration, but the third-term Ruiz is now a well-known force and his district is trending Democratic in terms of voter registration. He faces soap opera actress and avocado farmer Kimberlin Pelzer, a Republican who was chosen to speak on Trump’s behalf at the Republican National Convention in 2016.
Key votes:
NO: Obamacare repeal NO: GOP tax plan
