Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Eric Ching, a former member of the Walnut city council (2012 to 2024), is the Republican candidate in the 2026 election for California's 31st congressional district, held by Democratic incumbent Gil Cisneros, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2024.
Ching was twice the runner-up in the 38th district, in 2022 and 2024. In the 2026 top-two primary he finished second with 36,999 votes, or 23.83%, behind Cisneros at 61.06% and ahead of fellow Republican Erskine Levi, a retired teacher, at 15.10%.
Ching faces Cisneros in the general election on November 3, 2026.