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Democrat
Audrey Denney
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California
CA-01 primary: first place
$36.6K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Audrey Denney is trading at 1% to win the CA-01 primary: first place on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleEducator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundEducator
EducationCalifornia State University, Chico — M.S., Agricultural Education
Notable personal detailsAudrey Denney is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 1st Congressional District. She has worked as an educator and nonprofit consultant focused on food insecurity and civic engagement, including serving as Director of Civic Engagement at California State University, Chico. She has been affiliated with Chico State as a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and has run prior campaigns for CA-01.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports reversing recent tax cuts that favor the wealthy and corporations, reinstating the Alternative Minimum Tax, strengthening the Child Tax Credit, restoring individual tax exemptions, and using tax policy to fund and protect social programs and investments in working families and rural economies.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage and access to care, and treating health care as a right. Advocates moving toward a healthcare system that prioritizes people over profits and opposes actions that would raise premiums or reduce coverage for families in her district.
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Immigration & Border
Opposes increased funding for ICE and calls for rejecting DHS spending bills that expand ICE without enforceable limits; advocates replacing current enforcement-focused systems with approaches rooted in due process, accountability, and community safety.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting reproductive rights and ensuring access to safe and legal abortion and comprehensive family-planning services. The campaign endorses a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body and opposes measures that would block abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports bold climate action including policies aligned with the Green New Deal framework, emphasizes forest health, wildfire prevention, regenerative agriculture, and investments in renewable/climate resilience for rural communities.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks and closing the gun‑show loophole, bans on bump stocks and binary triggers, expanded Gun Violence Protection Orders (red‑flag laws), waiting periods, and mandatory safety training while affirming responsible gun ownership.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Audrey Denney was eliminated from the California's 1st Congressional District primary as vote counting showed James Gallagher and Mike McGuire ahead. She also took part in a recent district debate that focused on energy costs, rural issues, infrastructure, trade, and executive power. The latest reports suggest the race has moved on without her, while officials continued counting ballots in other close California congressional contests.
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Articles
SRSanta Rosa Press Democrat3 months ago
Gallagher leads in two 1st District races for Congress, with McGuire staking claim to runoff
Negative
SRSanta Rosa Press Democrat4 months ago
Contrasts on display in lone 1st Congressional District debate
Neutral
SSFGATE3 months ago
Republican wins Calif. district left empty by LaMalfa's sudden death
Negative
WEWashington Examiner3 months ago
How California's vulnerable Republicans fared during primary
Neutral
Latest Polls
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2022Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$27
$21
$14
$7
$0
2022
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$27.48
$0.00
$4.6K
$2.3K
Source: FEC
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