CA-50 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationUniversity of California San Diego — Bioengineering (degree reported as Bioengineering: Biosystems; year not consistently stated)
Notable personal detailsAishwarya “Sparky” Mitra is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 50th Congressional District in the 2025–2026 cycle. She has been affiliated with Our Time To Act, where she has held leadership roles including Senior Director of Special Projects and work focused on voter empowerment and advocacy. She studied bioengineering at the University of California San Diego and has been involved in student and community organizing.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports significantly higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations, progressive taxation to fund expanded social programs (including Social Security expansion and Universal Basic Income), and increased federal funding for public programs and research.
Healthcare
Supports a universal, single-payer healthcare system that eliminates deductibles and expands coverage to include dental, vision, hearing, and mental-health care; affirms access to abortion and gender-affirming care and calls for measures to prevent price-gouging and to cap drug prices while increasing public funding for medical research.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expansive immigrant protections and pathways to citizenship, including abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), strengthening DACA, and codifying paths to citizenship and legal-status protections.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and large-scale federal climate investments, including a Climate Civilian Corps, workforce training for a clean-energy transition, and measures to challenge subsidies for oil in favor of community-centered green development.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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