John McBride (California)
John McBride (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.[source]
McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John McBride was born in Meriden, Connecticut. He earned a bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University in 1984.[1] His career experience includes working as a strength and conditioning coach.[2]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 9
Incumbent Josh Harder, John McBride, Jim Shoemaker, and Parminder Singh are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 9 on June 2, 2026.
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 | Josh Harder (D) | |
 | John McBride (R)  | |
 | Jim Shoemaker (R) | |
| Parminder Singh (R) | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 9
Incumbent Josh Harder defeated Kevin Lincoln II in the general election for U.S. House California District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Harder (D) | 51.8 | 130,183 |
 | Kevin Lincoln II (R) | 48.2 | 121,174 | |
| Total votes: 251,357 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 9
Incumbent Josh Harder and Kevin Lincoln II defeated John McBride and Khalid Jeffrey Jafri in the primary for U.S. House California District 9 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Harder (D) | 49.7 | 60,978 |
| ✔ | | Kevin Lincoln II (R) | 30.0 | 36,744 |
| John McBride (R) | 12.8 | 15,707 | |
 | Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (R) | 7.5 | 9,150 | |
| Total votes: 122,579 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karena Feng (No party preference)
- Matt Dozier (No party preference)
- Brett Dood (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McBride's responses.
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Born in Meriden, CT, McBride earned his bachelor’s from Central Connecticut State University. His deep American roots trace back to the 1600s in Wallingford, CT, and he is a proud ancestor of Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1989, McBride moved to CA to become the first-ever Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of the Pacific. Over the course of 12 years, he trained and developed collegiate athletes, many of whom went on to play professionally. McBride also served 13 years shaping young lives at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton. Across both institutions and beyond, his passion for building champions, has impacted countless students and families. McBride has spent over 40 years working with youth, emphasizing character, resilience, and personal growth. Known for his tough-but-caring approach, he’s inspired generations to work hard, stay disciplined, and lead with purpose. John and his wife Nicole have been married since 1994. Together, they’ve raised 5 children, prioritizing a faith-filled life centered on family values and community service.
McBride is taking his dedication, honesty, and grit that made him a respected coach and mentor to the national stage- Energy independence must be restored. America has the largest natural resources in the world for us to achieve energy independence and it is not being used. To ensure our freedom, these resources need to be utilized so that the American people and this nation or not at the mercy of foreign oil producing nations. America needs to be an energy exporting nation which will have a tremendous boost the out economy and improve affordability across the board. The advances in the safety of nuclear power dictates that a substantial investment should be made in the necessary infrastructure to boost this source of energy.
- The livelihood of the American farmers, and the integrity of our food supply must be protected. Oppressive rules and regulations placed on American farmers jeopardizes, their livelihood and the quality of our food. The health of the American people is threatened by cheap, low quality food imports, as well as toxic ingredients, all destructive to the health of We The People. America must end the manipulation and control of Big Ag maintains over our food supply.
- The rights of parents must be protected in order for them to raise their children in ways they feel is best. Educational, indoctrination, and government oppression on the family must end. The rights of the family must be protected. Government intrusions on the family need to be minimized. The state is not the parent of our children. This would include parents right to medical freedom in raising their children.
The Founders in creating our Republic used the Bible more than any other source to frame our founding documents. For this reason, I believer the Bible to be the book to best understand my political philosophy.
The House of Representatives is supposed to represent We The People, but it’s become a body that represents special interests, self interest and the globalist agenda. It’s filled with people whose character and integrity of what they demonstrate on the outside is not who they are in the inside. I am running for office to represent We The People for future generations. The people who represent us do not care about America and the people of America, but serve their special interest or self interest in the global agenda.
The longer a representative is in office, the more power one accumulates. The more power one has the greater likelihood of being corrupted by that power. For this reason I do firmly believe in term limits in both the House and Senate.
Not only does Congress bribe the public, but they serve special interests, self interests and the globalist agenda. Accountability to We The People and personal integrity are sorely missing in today’s elected officials. This needs to change for our Republic to survive. We The People should receive full transparency from the government on how every dollar is spent. We should know more about what the government is doing than what the government knows about how we are spending our money and what we are doing. We are their overseers, not the other way around.
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2024
John McBride completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McBride's responses.
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I’m a true American Patriot. My ancestors came here from England as early settlers in 1633 and founded my hometown, Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1670. My ancestor, Lyman Hall, became a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Freedom and love for this country runs in my blood. I have that same fire and passion for Freedom that my ancestors had for We The People.
I have been married to my wife, Nicole, for almost 30 years and we have 5 children. Because of our commitment to our children’s future, they have all been raised with a combination of homeschooling, as well as Presentation Parish School and St. Mary’s High School. Our number one goal as parents was to raise them with values and to give them a better future. Now, I’m running because we can no longer sit on the sidelines and offer our children the best. We have to step up and fight for their freedom and work tirelessly to ensure a bright future for the next generation.- The Bill of Rights as found in the Constitution lists our rights given to us by our Creator. These rights were given to us not by the government by the Creator. These Rights and our Freedom are under attack, and I will stand to protect the rights of We The People. Special interests, self interests and the Globalist agenda, are set on taking those rights away in order to control us and remove our freedom. I will stand strong for our freedom and for We The People.
- The livelihood of the American farmers, and the integrity of our food supply must be protected. The health of the American people is threatened by cheap, low quality food imports. Oppressive rules and regulations placed on American farmers jeopardizes, their livelihood and the quality of our food.
- The rights of parents must be protected in order for them to raise their children in ways they feel is best. Educational, indoctrination, and government oppression on the family must end. The rights of the family must be protected. Government intrusions on the family need to be minimized.
Energy independence must be restored. America has the largest natural resources in the world for us to achieve energy independence and it is not being used. To ensure our freedom, these resources need to be utilized so that the American people and this nation or not at the mercy of foreign oil producing nations.
Furthermore, our borders must be protected at all costs the invasion being allowed at our southern border will destroy this nation. A nation without Borders is not a nation. The American people need to be protected from this invasion and the dangers associated with it.
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 22, 2023
- ↑ John McBride for Congress, "Meet John," accessed January 27, 2024
