Sasan Samadzadeh
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California
CA-26 primary: first place
$2.2K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
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Live Odds — CA-26 primary: first place
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1%chance to win
$2.2KJUN 6, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleConstruction inspector
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundConstruction inspector
Notable personal detailsSasan Samadzadeh is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California's 26th Congressional District. He has worked in construction, including construction management and later as a construction inspector. He was raised in Ventura County and has described his family as refugees who came to the United States after the Iranian Revolution.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports closing tax loopholes and ending corporate giveaways so billionaires and corporations pay their fair share, alongside policies that expand government programs (e.g., Medicare for All, Green New Deal) and progressive economic reforms such as a $20 federal minimum wage.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All (a single-payer system) and describes healthcare as a human right. Backs expanding Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, capping insulin and prescription prices, defending and codifying reproductive healthcare rights, and investing in mental health services and community clinics.
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Immigration & Border
Supports humane, pro-immigrant reforms including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, protections for DACA and TPS recipients, fixing immigration court backlogs, ending inhumane detention practices and family separation, and dismantling ICE.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and codifying reproductive healthcare rights and defending reproductive rights as part of his health care platform, and lists protecting reproductive rights among priorities for expanding access to healthcare.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal, accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels, expanding clean energy incentives (including Inflation Reduction Act programs), investing in wildfire prevention and water security, and advancing environmental justice in frontline communities.
Latest News
Sasan Samadzadeh is in the news as a candidate in California’s 26th Congressional District race, where he is one of nine contenders in the open-seat primary to replace Julia Brownley. The race has centered on candidate debates over immigration, climate change, the federal deficit, healthcare, and the war in Iran. The top two vote-getters are set to advance under California’s primary system, but the summaries do not say how Samadzadeh is performing.
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