
Mike Katz
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California
CA-17 primary: first place
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Current roleCybersecurity engineer
PartyDemocratic
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundCybersecurity engineer
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley — Environmental Science (major)
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Notable personal detailsMike Katz is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 17th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has worked as a cybersecurity engineer in Silicon Valley and San Francisco and describes himself as a privacy and mass-surveillance researcher. He studied environmental science at the University of California, Berkeley, and has been involved in human rights activism and privacy advocacy.
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Mike Katz is being mentioned in coverage of progressive political events that have drawn scrutiny over controversial anti-Israel and anti-U.S. rhetoric. The reports say he was associated with a March fundraiser or video call that included several progressive figures and raised money for anti-war candidates, though the summaries do not make clear what role he played or whether he was present for the most controversial remarks. Overall, the news around him is limited and mostly tied to that controversy rather than any separate major campaign development.
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Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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