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Saikat Chakrabarti

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Saikat Chakrabarti

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Who will advance from the CA-11 primary?

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JUN 6, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleEconomic policy director

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

LocationCalifornia

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.

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 updatedMay 22, 2026

Saikat Chakrabarti is in the news because he is running in the crowded race for California’s 11th congressional district, where recent polling puts him tied for second behind Scott Wiener. Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement of Connie Chan has added to the attention on the contest and the fight for one of the top two spots in the June 2 primary. Chakrabarti has also drawn notice for progressive support and campaign activity, including plans to rally with Hasan Piker. AOC declined to endorse him, which has also fueled coverage of his campaign.

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