John Parker
John Parker
CA-37 primary: first place
$821.00
JUN 6, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleSocial Justice Advocate
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundSocial Justice Advocate
Notable personal detailsJohn Thompson Parker is a Peace and Freedom Party candidate who ran for U.S. House in California’s 37th Congressional District in the June 2, 2026 primary election. He has also been a Peace and Freedom Party candidate in prior California statewide races, including U.S. Senate. His ballot-listed occupation has included “Social Justice Advocate.”
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates socialist economic changes including public control of production and finance and systemic redistribution of wealth; supports policies that transfer economic power from corporations/wealthy to working people.
Healthcare
Supports government-funded universal healthcare (Medicare-for-All style), endorsing healthcare for all guaranteed with no private-only alternative.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate opposes deportations and actions by ICE, supports protections for migrant workers and immigrant communities, and links immigrant rights to broader anti-imperialist and pro-worker policies.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to abortion and describes denial of abortion care as a health-care and equality issue; calls for fighting restrictions such as Texas-style bans. Advocates that health care (including abortion) should be a right and opposes restricting access.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports defunding and replacing police departments with community-organized self-policing and self-defense; calls for reallocating funds from the military and police to social programs. Platform emphasizes stopping police violence in Black and Brown communities and empowering communities to remove local police. No explicit contemporary statement on specific gun laws (e.g., assault weapons bans or background checks) was found in the cited campaign materials.
Endorsements
Endorsers of John Parker for CA-37 primary: first place
Union del Barrio
Elected official
Union del Barrio endorsed John Parker for Representative for District 37.
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