CA-02 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinesswoman
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundBusinesswoman
Notable personal detailsRose Penelope Yee is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 2nd Congressional District (CA-02). She is chair of the Democratic Central Committee of Shasta County and a finance professional who co-founded Green Retirement, an investment advisory focused on values-driven retirement investing. She previously ran for Congress in California’s 1st District in 2024.
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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.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
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