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Who will win the CA-01 special election?
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JUN 3, 2026
Candidate standings
Live market pricing for the leading candidates in this election.
Overview
Current roleEducator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundEducator
EducationCalifornia State University, Chico — B.A., Agri-Science and Education
Notable personal detailsAudrey Denney is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 1st Congressional District and previously ran for the seat in 2018 and 2020. She is an educator and nonprofit consultant who has taught at California State University, Chico. She founded The Denney Group and has worked with nonprofits and food banks on organizational strategy and food access initiatives. Denney has also served in leadership roles with the human rights nonprofit Cristosal.
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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.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMay 19, 2026
Audrey Denney is in the news because she is running in California’s 1st Congressional District and took part in a recent candidate debate in Chico. The debate focused on energy costs, rural issues, infrastructure, trade, and executive power, giving voters a chance to compare the candidates ahead of the primary and special election contests. Recent coverage also notes that the district has been redrawn, which has changed the race and drawn attention to the main contenders.
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2022Total 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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