Tony Castro
Tony Castro (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 46th Congressional District. Castro lost as a write-in in the primary on June 2, 2026.
Castro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tony Castro earned a high school diploma from Orange High School. Castro's career experience includes working as a carpenter. [1]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 46th Congressional District election, 2026
California's 46th Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House California District 46
Incumbent Lou Correa (D) and David Pan (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 46 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Lou Correa (D) | |
 | David Pan (R) | |
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Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 46
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 46 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lou Correa (D) | 51.9 | 61,587 |
| ✔ | | David Pan (R) | 32.9 | 38,993 |
 | Christian Mendez (D) | 7.8 | 9,263 | |
 | Armando Perez-Serrato (D) | 4.9 | 5,763 | |
 | Francisco Bahena (D) | 2.5 | 2,929 | |
 | Tony Castro (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 49 | |
| Total votes: 118,584 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 7
Incumbent Tina Arias Miller defeated Tony Castro in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Arias Miller (Nonpartisan) | 78.5 | 19,632 | |
| Tony Castro (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 5,392 | |
| Total votes: 25,024 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Castro in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tony Castro completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Castro's responses.
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- Address Climate Disruption: My research on climate change can be found on chapter one in a book titled: “Dollar Democracy On Steroids” by: Peter Mathews. Climate change/disruption is my number one concern, without the planet none of the other policies matter.
- Enforce the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”: Protect women’s Reproductive Rights, Free Healthcare, Free Higher Education all the way through medical school, adequate standard of living, fair wages, right to marry, freedom from slavery and torture, etc.
- Guaranteed Basic Needs for All: 1.) End Homelessness Now with “Housing First” like they have in Finland, 2.) U.B.I. (universal Basic Income) to help people get on their feet, 3.) Free healthy warm meals, Free clothing and two free vacations- two weeks at a time - anywhere in the world- paid for by the federal government.
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2024
Tony Castro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from the Federal Election Commission. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2026
