# John Duarte Republican former U.S. Representative for California's 13th district (2023–2025), a Central Valley nurseryman and agribusiness owner. He won the open seat narrowly in 2022, then lost it in 2024 to Democrat [[Adam Gray]] by **187 votes** — the closest House race in the country that cycle and the last called. Duarte declined a 2026 rematch and has endorsed Republican [[Javier Lopez]] in the race to challenge Gray (see [[CA-13-2026]]). > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to resolve inbound wikilinks. Expand with the [[Clean Water Act]] case (Duarte Nursery) and his single House term.