Christine Bish

Republican | California

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Christine Bish


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Primary


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 3


Incumbent

No


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EDUCATION

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WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of America, Round Table/ Scout Leader, Sacramento Republican Women Federated

NRA, member, 2000 -

AMAC, Member, 2020

California Educational Freedom Initiative, Sacramento Area Director, 2000

Sacramento Republican Assembly, VP, 2026

CAGOP - Committee for the Blind, Deaf & Disabled, Committe member, 2022-2023

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

US House of Representatives, 2026-

US House of Representatives, 2024-

Sacramento County Republican Party Central Committee, 2022-2026

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

YOLO County Republican Party

California Rifle and Pistol Association CRPA PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

CRPA

Moms for America

Ted Gaines

Yolo County GOP

California GOP

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

Make America Great Again Again (2022)

WinRed (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (7)

Charlie Schaupp (2026)

Eric Early (2024)

Aja Smith (2023)

Richard Hayes (2023)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)


OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

I do not believe elective abortion should be permitted. However, under our system, each state determines its own legal standards.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

No clinic that does not have admitting privileges should be performing medical procedures or receive public funds

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Agree

It is federal law, and it should be enforced. Selective enforcement undermines the rule of law.


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

A strong economy depends on free enterprise and the protection of private property rights.

People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.

Strongly Disagree

Fairness isn’t about punishing success. It’s about creating opportunity, lowering costs, and letting people keep more of what they earn.

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

When the government gets too big, waste and fraud follow. Cutting spending isn’t just fiscal policy—it’s accountability.

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Audit everything. Cut what does not work. Prosecute what is stolen. Real-time, publicly accessible tracking of federal spending—grants, contracts, and earmarks. Taxpayers should be able to follow the money line by line. Aggressive oversight and prosecution of fraud. Expand inspectors general, protect whistleblowers, and fast-track prosecutions. Waste is not just inefficiency; it is often criminal, and it should be treated that way. Every dollar must be justified each year—no automatic renewals


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

The First Amendment protects religious freedom, and the government should not compel conduct that violates sincerely held beliefs. In private commerce, forcing unwilling parties to engage rarely produces good results and often escalates conflict.

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The principle of separation of church and state protects against government-established religion while preserving the free exercise of faith. It does not require faith to be excluded from public life. Religious liberty means people are free to live out their beliefs, not that religion must be removed from society.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. The real issue is cost and access. Government expansion has not solved either. We should fix what exists and empower patients, not build more systems that drive up costs.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree

Cost and outcome analyses can be conducted using de-identified, aggregated data. The government does not need centralized databases of individuals’ medical conditions, and HIPAA exists to protect patient privacy.


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

C) This is not isolationism. America should lead with strength, protect its interests, and avoid unnecessary entanglements that drain resources and cost lives without clear benefit.

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes. The United States’ relationship with Israel is important because Israel is a key democratic ally in a volatile region, and our partnership advances shared security and stability.

Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.

Strongly Disagree

Protecting Americans means confronting real threats, terrorism included, while upholding our principles and respecting law-abiding citizens of all faiths.


IMMIGRATION

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

The United States should prioritize legal immigration based on skills, economic need, and family unity—while ensuring thorough vetting, secure borders, and enforcement of existing laws.

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

Sanctuary policies do not make communities safer. They restrict law enforcement cooperation, create confusion, and can increase risk, particularly for vulnerable populations. We need clear, consistent enforcement of immigration laws and accountability at every level.


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and returning control to states and communities. Centralized control has created bureaucracy, driven up costs, and distanced parents from decision-making. Local control leads to better outcomes.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree

Foreign government funding in American education raises serious concerns about influence, transparency, and national security. It should be prohibited to protect academic integrity and independence.


VALUES

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Children should not be subjected to medical transition procedures. These are serious, often irreversible interventions, and exposing minors to them is unacceptable. Providers who violate the law should face full legal consequences.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Agree

There is a difference between religious marriage and legal unions. Marriage is a faith-based institution. The government should handle civil unions and legal contracts, not redefine what faith communities recognize as marriage

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My faith is personal and guides my values, but it should not be evaluated or graded by others.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

The real question is why we would lower standards for elections when ID is required for basic services like picking up medication or accessing benefits. Protecting the vote means verifying the voter.


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

This is about protecting women and girls, fair competition in sports, and safe, private spaces. Those safeguards should not be compromised.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

America already has nuclear infrastructure. Instead of starting from scratch, we should repurpose and modernize existing facilities, integrate AI-driven monitoring and predictive maintenance, and expand capacity with advanced reactors.


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

no

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

no

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

I believe this type of profiling is deceptive. However, I will select the closest option: conservative. I do not fit into rigid labels. My positions are grounded in the Constitution, the rule of law, and real-world solutions—not checkboxes.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Kids should be playing outside and reading books, not parked in front of a screen. As we increase digital learning, we also increase risks, so we need balance, safeguards, common sense, and severe punishment for predators.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. That right should not be restricted for law-abiding citizens. Public safety is achieved by enforcing laws against criminal misuse, not by infringing on constitutional freedoms.

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