Star Parker
CA-49 primary: first place
$11.2K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical activist
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age70 years old (Oct 23, 1955)
GenderFemale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPolitical activist
EducationLos Angeles City College
Notable personal detailsStar Parker (born Larstella Irby) is an American conservative political activist, syndicated columnist, author, and television host. She founded the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) in 1995 and serves as its president. In 2025, she became a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California's 49th congressional district (2026 cycle). She studied at Los Angeles City College and earned a B.A. in marketing and international business from Woodbury University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate advocates for tax cuts, reduced regulation, repeal of estate (death) taxes, and lower payroll/tax burdens to stimulate private-sector job growth and economic opportunity. Her policy work and organizational advocacy support pro-business, lower-tax measures and elimination of certain tax credits.
Healthcare
Star Parker opposes the Affordable Care Act and government-driven health-care expansion, and advocates market-based reforms, competition, and private-sector/charitable approaches to improving access. Her writings and public commentary call for rejecting Obamacare-style policies and favoring choice and market solutions.
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Immigration & Border
Star Parker frames recent U.S. immigration as a ‘‘border crisis’’ and attributes responsibility to federal policy, emphasizes stronger enforcement and deportations as security measures, and calls for new immigration laws focused on tighter border control. Her public commentary criticizes Biden-era policies and defends tougher enforcement rather than expanded regularization measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate opposes abortion and advocates for policies to end or heavily restrict abortion access. She has founded and led the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) with an explicit pro-life mission and has publicly described abortion as a sin and a crime against humanity.
Climate & Energy
The candidate rejects large-scale government-led “green jobs” spending and expresses skepticism about climate science claims that attribute warming to human carbon emissions. She opposes taxing fossil fuels to subsidize alternatives and favors reducing government intervention in energy policy.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate consistently defends broad Second Amendment rights and opposes many forms of gun-control legislation, arguing that gun restrictions disadvantage law‑abiding citizens and that increased lawful gun ownership can improve public safety in high‑crime communities.
News
Star Parker is running as a Republican in California’s 49th Congressional District race, putting her in the middle of the district’s 2026 House contest. She is competing with Armen Kurdian in the Republican primary for a chance to advance to the general election against Rep. Mike Levin. In her campaign messaging, Parker is emphasizing economic growth, stricter immigration enforcement, lower government spending, and opposition to climate and stock-trading restrictions.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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