Rose Yee
Rose Yee
CA-02 primary: first place
$1.3K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
Notable personal detailsRose Penelope Lagoc Yee is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She previously ran for Congress in California’s 1st Congressional District in 2024. She is based in Redding, California, and has been described as the co-founder of Green Retirement, a socially responsible retirement advisory firm, and as having been born and educated in the Philippines before moving to the United States in 1993.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing the wealthy and ending corporate tax breaks to fund expanded social programs including Medicare for All, a federal jobs guarantee, a $25 living wage, and universal annual payments (a $1,000 “Peace Dividend”) funded by cutting military spending. Advocates closing tax loopholes and implementing a “People’s Prosperity Act” that centers working people over corporations and elites.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare and Medicare-for-All style reforms, and proposes redirecting federal spending (including war spending) toward funding universal healthcare and other social programs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports limiting federal immigration enforcement actions in cities and expanding support for immigrant services, including funding community legal services to help immigrants navigate proceedings. Advocates removing ICE presence from local communities and provides humanitarian-focused immigrant assistance rather than expanded enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate Rose Penelope Yee states she will defend reproductive freedom and reproductive health care access. Her campaign materials endorse protecting abortion and reproductive health services while also commenting on safety/standards for medication abortion. Overall she supports access to abortion with some attention to regulation and safety measures.
Climate & Energy
Supports investments in clean energy and climate resilience, backing clean energy projects and integrating climate considerations into policy while endorsing reinvestment of federal spending into domestic priorities including clean energy. Advocates wildfire prevention, clean water, and climate resilience initiatives.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun violence prevention measures and emphasizes investing in mental health, housing, and public-safety solutions that respect civil liberties. Identified as a "Gun Sense" candidate by Moms Demand Action, indicating support for common-sense gun-safety policies while respecting lawful gun ownership.
News
Rose Yee is in the news as one of seven challengers running in California's 2nd Congressional District primary against incumbent Jared Huffman. The race is drawing attention because of the crowded field and the range of issues being debated, including agriculture, immigration, Israel, cost of living, and artificial intelligence. The primary is scheduled for June 2.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Rose Yee for CA-02 primary: first place
Blue Voter Guide
Public figure
Blue Voter Guide endorsed Rose Penelope Yee for California District 2.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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