Santa Cruz County Republicans Endorse Peter Coe Verbica for U.S. Congress

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Jan. 31, 2026 - PRLog -- Peter Coe Verbica, a fiscal conservative and pragmatic problem-solver, has earned the endorsement of the Santa Cruz County Republican Central Committee in the race for U.S. Congress. The endorsement underscores Verbica's standing as the Republican candidate best positioned to compete — and win — under California's top-two primary system in 2026.

A Certified Financial Planner® with decades of business and financial experience, Verbica brings real-world discipline to a state burdened by unchecked spending and rising debt. His candidacy has consistently attracted support from voters seeking common-sense leadership rather than ideological theatrics.

Verbica has already demonstrated statewide electability.  During his race for the California Board of Equalization, he:

• Won a top-two finish, defeating a Newsom-backed candidate
• Earned nearly one million votes statewide
• Improved Republican performance by double digits over the prior GOP candidate

That record matters — especially in California.

Verbica's campaign is built around a clear, disciplined agenda — one focused on restoring fiscal sanity, strengthening families, and ensuring California remains a place where opportunity is earned, not rationed. The following 21 policy priorities reflect a governing philosophy grounded in common sense, constitutional principles, and real-world experience.

Peter Coe Verbica Stands for Core Republican Values

1. The Importance of Human Life

Human life is foundational. More should be done to educate and support expectant mothers by:

• Expanding access to alternatives to abortion
• Providing ultrasounds so mothers can fully understand the life they carry
• Teaching students—at age-appropriate levels—the reality and gravity of abortion, just as Holocaust education is used to convey historical moral truth

A society that does not defend life cannot long defend liberty.

2. Strong National Defense

America must remain secure against foreign adversaries.

• Supports missile defense initiatives such as a Golden Dome
• Deep personal ties to military service:
• Oldest daughter served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Eisenhower
• Father served in the Pacific in the U.S. Army Air Corps
• Founder of Rotary's Military Care Committee, supporting active-duty service members and veterans, including Fisher House and Defenders Lodge at the VA

3. Sound Money & Fiscal Responsibility

Inflation is a hidden tax that hurts working families first.

• Opposes reckless monetary expansion and currency debasement
• Certified Financial Planner® and former SJSU economics instructor
• A practical, common-sense fiscal conservative

4. Election Integrity

Free elections require trust and verification.

• Supports Voter ID
• Supports citizenship verification and continuous voter-roll audits
• Endorses the 2026 California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Initiative

5. Secure Borders & National Sovereignty

A nation without borders is not sovereign.

• Enforce existing laws
• Restore order and accountability at the border

6. Supporting Girls and Women

• Defends women's sports and private spaces
• Believes biological males should not compete in women's athletics or access women's bathrooms
• Father of four adult daughters

7. Western Civilization & Civic Education

America's success rests on enduring principles:

• Rule of law
• Property rights
• Citizenship and contracts
• Open debate and due process

Our Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman traditions should be taught—not erased—in schools.

8. Meritocracy

Opportunity should be based on ability and effort, not race, ethnicity, or ideology—in government, education, and the workplace.

9. Mission-Critical Industries

Industries vital to national survival should be:

• Brought Onshore
• Owned and controlled by Americans

10. Energy Realism

California's energy policies harm consumers and the environment.

• Seasonal fuel blends restrict supply and raise prices
• Wind turbines harm wildlife and create landfill waste
• Energy policy must be reliable, affordable, and honest about tradeoffs

11. Water Infrastructure & Wildfire Protection

• Voters approved billions for reservoirs that were never built
• Water scarcity worsens wildfire risk and insurance costs
• Infrastructure—not slogans—prevents disasters

12. Healthcare Reform

Healthcare should be competitive, transparent, and affordable.

• The U.S. should study successful models like Singapore's system
• Market competition, not bureaucracy, lowers costs

13. Immigration Reform

• A modernized Bracero-style program should be reconsidered
• Clear, lawful pathways to citizenship should exist — especially for high-skill contributors

14. Confronting Communism

Communism—at home or abroad—destroys prosperity and freedom and must be resisted with clarity and resolve.

15. Housing Affordability

• Overregulation has suppressed housing supply for 50+ years
• Sacramento created the problem and now proposes centralized, top-down "solutions"
• Local communities deserve flexibility—not mandates

16. Insurance Reform

Lower costs by:

• Capping excessive liabilities
• Reducing frivolous litigation
• Investing in real wildfire mitigation and water infrastructure

17. Pro-Business Reform

California must audit and reform regulatory regimes that unintentionally suppress job creation and drive capital out of the state, including:

• CEQA, to prevent abuse that delays housing, infrastructure, and common-sense energy projects
• PAGA, to curb lawsuit abuse while preserving legitimate worker protections
• AB 5, to restore flexibility for independent contractors and small businesses
• Other regulations that impose high costs without measurable public benefit

18. Taxes: Lower, Flatter, Simpler

As Milton Friedman advised: lower, flatter, simpler—in that order.

• Support voter-driven tax limits like Prop 13
• Require two-thirds voter approval for local tax increases

19. Unfunded Liabilities

California's state and local governments face over $1 trillion in unfunded obligations.

• Driven by unsustainable pension promises
• Enabled by union pressure and political complacency
• Crowding out services for future generations

20. Politicization of Nonprofits

• Conduct audits of politically active nonprofits
• Organizations acting as partisan proxies should lose tax-exempt status

21. Law Enforcement, Order, and Truth

• Defunding and de-prioritizing police weaken public safety and embolden crime.
• Sanctuary city policies obstruct federal cooperation and increase risk to officers and civilians.
• Biased media narratives distort facts and inflame unrest.
• These combined forces fuel chaos and erode respect for the rule of law.
• Federal agents' expansion of non-lethal training and body-camera use is logical and necessary under current conditions.
• Restoring safety requires clear authority, full funding, inter-agency cooperation, and accountability.

Winning in California requires more than good ideas — it requires the resources to communicate them clearly and effectively to voters. Peter Coe Verbica's campaign is building a disciplined, competitive operation capable of reaching voters across the district. If you believe California deserves serious leadership and a fiscally responsible future, your financial support will help ensure this campaign continues to grow and compete at the highest level.

For more information on the campaign, please go to www.peterverbica.com

Paid for by Verbica for Congress.