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Jasmeet Bains

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Jasmeet Bains

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CA-22 primary: first place

$783.55

JUN 6, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleState Representative

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyModerate Democrat

Age40 years old (Jul 2, 1985)

GenderFemale

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundPhysician (family medicine)

EducationIllinois Institute of Technology — B.S., Biology (2006)

Notable personal detailsJasmeet Kaur Bains is an American physician and Democratic politician who has represented California’s 35th State Assembly District since December 5, 2022. A family doctor from Delano, she has worked in family medicine in Kern County and has held roles including resident physician at Clinica Sierra Vista and physician positions with Omni Family Health. She earned a B.S. in biology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.D. from the American University of Antigua, and is a 2026 candidate for U.S. House in California’s 22nd Congressional District.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports tax policies that reduce costs for working families and veterans while opposing tax breaks for Wall Street and billionaires; emphasizes investments in jobs and programs to support the Central Valley rather than tax cuts for the wealthy. Advocates for supporting small businesses and creating good-paying jobs as part of economic policy.

Healthcare

Advocates expanding access to quality healthcare—especially behavioral health, addiction treatment, and rural health equity—and has sponsored legislation to increase availability of addiction recovery services and address insurance coverage gaps for behavioral health. Focus areas include building local medical education capacity, improving mental health and substance use disorder treatment access, and reducing barriers to care for underserved Central Valley communities.

Immigration & Border

The candidate has sponsored legislation to protect students and school funding from the impacts of federal immigration enforcement and has framed immigration enforcement near schools as harmful to children and families. Her public actions emphasize protecting immigrant communities from enforcement-related harms while pursuing state-level protections and training for affected communities.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports broad access to abortion and protections for reproductive health care, opposes restrictive bans and criminalizing clinicians, and has voted for bills expanding access and legal protections for abortion and related care. Positions emphasize defending reproductive rights against out-of-state restrictions and ensuring providers are not penalized for delivering reproductive health services.

Climate & Energy

Supports increasing local fossil fuel production and rolling back state policies that limit oil drilling and raise consumer energy costs, while participating in regional environmental justice work. Opposed state-level energy tax increases and described ending the governor’s restrictions on oil drilling in Kern County as a priority.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports efforts to reduce gun violence through targeted prevention programs, enforcement against illegal and unserialized (“ghost”) guns, and using funding (including proposals discussed around taxing guns/ammunition) to prioritize communities with high homicide and gun-violence rates. Has advocated for stronger accountability for irresponsible firearm dealers and measures that close loopholes that allow untraceable weapons to circulate.

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedJun 9, 2026

Jasmeet Bains is in the news because she is running in California's 22nd Congressional District, where the race is expected to be close. Democrats have put her on the DCCC's Red to Blue list, signaling extra support for her campaign against Republican Rep. David Valadao. In the June 2 primary, she is competing with Randy Villegas for a spot in the general election, and later-counted ballots could still affect the result.

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Articles

VCVentura County Star6 days ago