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CA-11 primary: first place
$80.3K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEconomic policy director
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundEconomic policy director
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Notable personal detailsSaikat Chakrabarti is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 11th Congressional District (2026). He is a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and has worked in economic policy and progressive political organizing. He attended Harvard University.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports substantial progressive tax changes including a wealth tax on very high net-worth individuals and uses increased revenue to fund expanded social programs and green-economy investment. Advocates for Medicare-for-All, universal child care, and large-scale public investment as part of an economic mobilization to build a clean, broadly shared economy.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and universal healthcare, and lists fighting for universal healthcare as a core campaign pledge. Advocacy for universal coverage is paired with other progressive policy goals such as a Green New Deal–aligned economic agenda.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanding legal immigration pathways (including more H‑1B visas) and prioritizes constituent services to protect immigrants from deportation and to help with citizenship applications. Emphasizes a welcoming, growth-oriented immigration approach while also describing practical reforms to programs like H‑1B.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law, repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow public insurance to cover abortion, protecting access to contraception, expanding Title X, and repealing the Comstock Act to prevent federal restrictions on medication abortion. Commits to actively defending and expanding reproductive rights in Congress.
Climate & Energy
Has been a lead architect and promoter of the Green New Deal and advocates mobilizing government investment to build a large-scale clean energy economy and industrial policy. Supports aggressive emissions-reduction goals and federal-led clean-economy industrial programs.
Public Safety & Guns
The campaign platform emphasizes a holistic public-safety approach that funds alternative responders (mental-health and addiction specialists), supports rebuilding a well-trained police force while demilitarizing local departments, reforms qualified immunity, and requires body cameras for agencies receiving federal funds. The site and available campaign materials do not state an explicit position on specific gun-policy measures such as universal background checks, assault-weapons bans, red-flag laws, or constitutional-carry proposals.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJun 19, 2026
Saikat Chakrabarti lost his bid in California’s 11th Congressional District primary and was eliminated from the race to replace Nancy Pelosi. Early and later vote counts put him well behind Scott Wiener and Connie Chan, who advanced to the general election. The reports also noted outside spending and support from crypto-linked donors in the race.
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Articles
NYNew York Post16 days ago
Hasan Piker goes on homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary
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NYNew York Post16 days ago
Ex-AOC aide Saikat Chakrabarti loses race to succeed Nancy Pelosi
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DDecrypt16 days ago
Stripe Millionaire Loses Bid for Congress to Candidate Backed by Ripple Co
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WEWashington Examiner17 days ago
Wiener, Chakrabarti advance in race to succeed Nancy Pelosi
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Who will advance from the CA-11 primary?
Endorsers of Saikat Chakrabarti for Who will advance from the CA-11 primary?
Gen Z for Change
Public endorsement
Gen Z for Change endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti in the California's 11th Congressional District race.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Public endorsement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress.
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