CA-36 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleData engineer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundData engineer
Notable personal detailsRustin Knudtson is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 36th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has been listed as a data engineer and is running as a challenger to the incumbent. He has an authorized principal campaign committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports progressive taxation including taxes on extreme wealth and billionaires, and favors removing budget offsets that block funding for social programs; advocates substantial public spending on programs like Medicare for All and limits on concentrated economic power.
Healthcare
Supports establishing single-payer healthcare and will introduce and force a floor vote on single-payer legislation. Commits to removing budgetary excuses and voting against budgets that prioritize corporate profits over patient care.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports defunding and restricting the authority of immigration enforcement agencies, calling to defund DHS and ICE and to legally separate ICE from DHS funding while banning internal fund transfers to ICE. The campaign emphasizes limiting enforcement expansion and pursuing legislative changes to reduce ICE funding and power.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reinstating Roe v. Wade as federal law and describes reproductive autonomy as a fundamental right that should not be left to shifting political majorities or state-by-state restriction.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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