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Dr. Raul Ruiz has represented Eastern Riverside County and Imperial County in the House since 2013.
Born in Zacatecas City, Mexico, Ruiz grew up in Coachella, California. He was the first Latino to receive three graduate degrees from Harvard University, attending Harvard Medical School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard School of Public Health. He worked as an emergency physician at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, before assisting humanitarian efforts in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Ruiz serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Veterans Affairs Committees.
Congressman Ruiz supports J Street’s pro-peace, pro-Israel initiatives in Congress. He was a co-sponsor of House Resolution 326, which reaffirmed Congress’s commitment to a two-state solution and opposed settlement expansion and annexation.
