Jake Levine
CA-32 primary: first place
$8.0K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleLawyer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundLawyer
EducationHarvard-Westlake School (graduated 2002)
Notable personal detailsJacob Caplan Levine is an American lawyer and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 32nd congressional district (2026). He served as chief climate officer at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (2021–2024) and later as a Special Assistant to President Joe Biden and Senior Director for Climate & Energy on the National Security Council (Aug 2024–Jan 2025). Earlier in his career, he worked on energy and climate policy in the Obama White House and in California state government.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports expanding refundable tax credits and direct supports for working families (Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, a Renters Tax Credit), creating federal programs to increase housing affordability, and using antitrust and corporate-accountability measures to counter corporate power. Proposes authoring tax incentives for domestic film/TV production and pledges to refuse corporate PAC money while pursuing campaign finance reforms.
Healthcare
Supports measures to protect consumers from medical-debt harms, strengthen the healthcare workforce through safe staffing ratios, better pay, and education subsidies, and address local public-health hazards; favors federal action to bolster access and reduce financial burdens rather than privatization or repeal of existing coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents and emphasizes organizing communities to deliver that pathway for hardworking neighbors without legal status.
Climate & Energy
Supports strong climate action and clean energy investment, emphasizing renewable energy, lower utility costs, and addressing local environmental harms. Background includes work on California climate legislation (e.g., SB 32) and roles focused on climate and energy policy; campaign has pledged not to accept fossil-fuel industry money.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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