Kevin Kiley, a U.S. Congressman representing California’s 3rd district since 2023, recently posted several critical remarks on social media regarding state policies and legislative decisions.
On November 11, 2025, Kiley criticized Governor Gavin Newsom’s climate policies, writing: “Actually Newsom’s policies have been extraordinarily bad for the climate. The catastrophic fires in 2020 alone released twice the emissions that state climate policies had saved over 16 years. We pay the most for gas and electricity and get nothing for it.”
The following day, on November 12, he questioned recent Senate actions: “This is extremely bizarre. Why just Senators? Why $500,000 per violation? Why is it retroactive? Maybe this is why the House shouldn’t have left town for 8 weeks and left the Senate to do as it pleased.”
Later that same day, Kiley raised concerns about spending and transparency in government renovations: “Taxpayers are paying at least $1.1 billion to ‘renovate’ the State Capitol, probably a lot more. NDAs have been used to keep details secret. We do know stones were shipped to Italy for special fabrication. Lawmakers also exempted the project from CEQA and state contract law.”
Kiley has represented California’s 3rd District in Congress since succeeding John Garamendi in 2023. Before his current role, he served in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Born in Sacramento in 1985 and currently residing in Rocklin, Kiley holds degrees from Harvard University (BA) and Yale University (JD).
