CA-15 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleTechnology program leader
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundTechnology program leader
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Notable personal detailsMantosh Kumar is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 15th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has described his professional background as leading large technology programs and managing budgets ranging from hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars. His campaign biography describes him as a first-generation immigrant, husband, and father, and emphasizes policy priorities including housing affordability, healthcare, and worker protections amid AI-driven job disruption.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for low- and middle-income households (property tax circuit-breaker and refundable renter tax credit), higher corporate accountability and new taxes on companies that automate jobs (an "AI Displacement Tax" to fund worker transition), and policies to shift corporate compensation and increase the taxable base to fund expanded social programs such as single-payer healthcare and broad retraining programs.
Healthcare
Supports implementing universal healthcare via a single-payer system and specifically endorses passage of Medicare for All (citing H.R.3069 / S.1506) as the solution to ensure coverage for all and eliminate private insurance for core benefits.
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Climate & Energy
Mantosh Kumar has opposed utility actions that would reduce California’s solar programs and has pushed back against local utility rate hikes, but he has not published a clear, comprehensive climate or energy policy on his campaign site or in major public statements. Available public materials show supportive action for local renewable programs and utility accountability but do not specify positions on national climate targets, fossil fuel phase-out, carbon pricing, or large-scale clean energy legislation.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Mantosh Kumar for CA-15 primary: first place
Progressive Voter Network
Public figure
Progressive Voter Network endorsed Mantosh Kumar for Congress.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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