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Who will advance from the CA-11 primary?
$227.4K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical advisor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age40 years old (Jan 12, 1986)
GenderMale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPolitical advisor
EducationHarvard University — B.A.
Notable personal detailsSaikat Chakrabarti is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California’s 11th District (2026 cycle). He is a political advisor and software engineer who co-founded Justice Democrats, served as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 campaign manager, and later served as her chief of staff. He helped develop and promote the Green New Deal and has been president of New Consensus. He earned a B.A. from 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 updatedJul 15, 2026
Saikat Chakrabarti has just lost his bid in California’s 11th Congressional District primary and did not advance to the general election. He finished with about 15% to 18% of the vote, well behind Scott Wiener and Connie Chan. Reports also say he spent about $8.85 million on the campaign, making his poor showing a notable setback. Earlier coverage noted that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to endorse him and that he had struggled to gain traction in the race.
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Articles
NYNew York Post1 month ago
Saikat Chakrabarti wasted record $8M on bid to succeed Pelosi
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NYNew York Post2 months ago
Hasan Piker goes on homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary
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NYNew York Post2 months ago
Ex-AOC aide Saikat Chakrabarti loses race to succeed Nancy Pelosi
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DDecrypt2 months ago
Stripe Millionaire Loses Bid for Congress to Candidate Backed by Ripple Co
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Endorsers of Saikat Chakrabarti for Who will advance from the CA-11 primary?
Sunrise Movement
Political organization
Sunrise Movement endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti in his congressional campaign.
Rashida Tlaib
Political organization
Rashida Tlaib endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti in his congressional campaign.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Public endorsement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti for the 2026 California's 11th congressional district race.
Justice Democrats
Public figure
Justice Democrats endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti in his 2026 House bid.
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