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Mike Katz

Mike Katz

Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California

Live Odds — CA-17 primary: first place

Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.

1%chance to win

$17.2KJUN 6, 2026

Candidate Overview

Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.

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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Latest News

AINews Summary
Last updatedSep 2, 2026

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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Campaign Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026

Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.

Total raisedCash on hand
$10.3K
$7.7K
$5.2K
$2.6K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$10.3K
$445.14
$9.9K
$548.16

Source: FEC

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