CA-11 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleImmunologist
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyProgressive Independent
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundImmunologist
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — Bachelor's degree
Notable personal detailsNathan Deer is a No Party Preference candidate for U.S. House in California’s 11th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He describes himself as an immunologist and San Francisco resident who moved to the city in 2016, and says he was born in Los Angeles to immigrants from Ukraine. His campaign materials highlight a B.A. from UCLA and a master’s degree from NYU, and he notes service on his homeowners association board.
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Positions
Healthcare
The candidate supports moving the United States to a single-payer health model and explicitly endorses Medicare for All, describing healthcare as a human right and calling for cost reduction and expanded access.
Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE, expanding legal and humanitarian reception of immigrants, welcoming more immigrants into the country, and addressing root causes of migration by undoing U.S. interference and economic destabilization.
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Climate & Energy
Supports rejoining the Paris Agreement, reinstating the Endangerment Finding, accelerating adoption of clean energy technologies and expanding mass transit, and implementing carbon and excise taxes to internalize the costs of fossil fuel use.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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