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CA-07 primary: first place
$14.3K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer School Board Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundSacramento City Councilmember
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EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles — Master of Public Health
Notable personal detailsMai Vang is a Sacramento City Councilmember (District 8) and a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 7th Congressional District in 2026. She previously served on the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education and has worked as an educator and community organizer. Her campaign emphasizes lowering costs for working families and a people-powered platform.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports expanded government spending on healthcare, housing, and jobs and advocates taking on the billionaire class while refusing corporate PAC money; platform emphasizes investing tax dollars in social programs rather than military spending. Local record includes leading/supporting city initiatives to direct public funds (e.g., Sacramento Children’s Fund, expanded uses for hotel/transient occupancy taxes).
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and expansion of Medicare, prioritizes guaranteeing health care for everyone, and calls for prioritizing people over insurance company profits to ensure everyone can see a doctor and afford medicine.
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Immigration & Border
Mai Vang opposes increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and emphasizes protecting immigrant communities while calling for fixing the immigration system. Her campaign and endorsers frame her as a defender of immigrant neighbors and critic of restrictive federal immigration policies. She supports policies in line with California immigrant-protection laws and seeks reform with a humanitarian focus alongside public-safety considerations.
Climate & Energy
Supports addressing climate change impacts on Sacramento (heatwaves, fires, floods) and has participated in local clean energy and electrification initiatives aimed at reducing emissions and improving community resilience. Advocates for investments that benefit working families and equitable clean energy projects.
Public Safety & Guns
Mai Vang’s campaign and public record emphasize community investments, public-safety reform, and reallocating some police overtime funding toward behavioral health and prevention programs. Her public materials critique police militarization and stress prevention-focused approaches to safety. There is no clear, specific public position on federal or state firearm policies (for example, universal background checks, assault-weapons bans, or red-flag laws) found in the cited sources.
Polls
CA-07 primary: first place
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$598.2K
$448.7K
$299.1K
$149.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$598.2K
$315.2K
$283.1K
$18.9K
Source: FEC
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