CA-14 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleInformation technology and business consultant
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundInformation technology and business consultant
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EducationBarnard College, Columbia University (B.A., Political Economy)
Notable personal detailsCarin Elam is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 14th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She has worked in information technology and business consulting, including work with healthcare clients, and later held roles in global IT and political organizing, including with Democrats Abroad. She also worked at LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, where she led business and workforce development efforts.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports using tax incentives and restoring tax credits to advance public-policy goals such as affordable housing, clean energy, and other social/consumer protections. Emphasizes government tools (tax credits/incentives) to encourage redevelopment and renewable energy investment while addressing affordability and consumer costs.
Healthcare
Supports lowering the Medicare eligibility age and increasing affordability and oversight of health insurance to prioritize patients over insurer profits. Advocates federal action to make healthcare more affordable and to expand access through public programs.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate’s campaign materials oppose the normalization of local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployments (including discussion of a potential ICE facility in Dublin) and emphasize protecting voting rights against ICE actions. There are no detailed policy proposals on asylum, border enforcement levels, or pathways to legalization on the campaign site.
Climate & Energy
Supports restoring and expanding clean-energy incentives including tax credits for clean energy and electric vehicles, agricultural conservation programs, and rebates for home energy efficiency. Advocates federal investment and incentives to accelerate clean technology deployment. No explicit call to phase out fossil fuels or endorse Green New Deal–level targets was found in the cited campaign material.
News
Carin Elam is in the news because she is a candidate in California’s 14th Congressional District special election. The race is moving toward an Aug. 18 runoff if no one wins outright, and the district is also holding a separate contest for the full term. Recent coverage focuses on the crowded field and the vote totals that will determine which candidates advance.
Special election for former US Rep. Eric Swalwell's seat draws a crowded field in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s seat
Special election Tuesday to fill Swalwell term
Endorsements
Endorsers of Carin Elam for CA-14 primary: first place
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Public endorsement
Facebook group post author endorsed Carin Elam for CA-14.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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