Sonia Kacker
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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3%chance to win
$2.2KJUN 6, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current rolePhysician (Family Medicine)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPhysician (Family Medicine)
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EducationStanford University (undergraduate)
Notable personal detailsSonia Devgan-Kacker is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 26th Congressional District (2026 cycle). She is a board-certified family medicine physician who has practiced in Ventura County and is associated with UCLA Health. She earned her M.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and completed a family medicine residency at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
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Political Positions
Healthcare
Sonia Devgan-Kacker emphasizes improving healthcare access and affordability, lowering prescription drug costs, protecting women’s health and supporting public-health measures, describing herself as a community physician who would bring practical, science-based solutions to Congress. Her public statements focus on strengthening community-based care, workforce development, and preventing outbreaks, without specifying support for single-payer programs or for particular federal reforms such as a public option or Medicare expansion.
Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes disaster preparedness and wildfire recovery, calling for smarter forest management, resilient infrastructure, and timely federal disaster relief. Public campaign materials do not present clear positions on emissions targets, clean-energy investment, carbon pricing, or fossil-fuel phase-out. Overall policy specifics on climate mitigation and energy transition are not stated in the available campaign documentation.
Latest News
Sonia Kacker is running as a Democratic candidate in California’s 26th Congressional District, an open House seat in the 2026 race. Recent coverage has focused on her campaign profile and candidate questionnaire, where she emphasized healthcare affordability, housing and homelessness, environmental regulation, disaster aid for wildfire recovery, and opposition to proof-of-citizenship voting rules. The district’s primary has already taken place, but the summaries provided do not include her final result or whether she advanced.
Sonia Kacker, CA-26 candidate, 2026 primary election questionnaire
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