
Stephen Cohen

Stephen Cohen
CA-50 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBroadcast journalist
PartyRepublican
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundBroadcast journalist
Notable personal detailsStephen Jay Cohen is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 50th Congressional District. He has worked in broadcast journalism in San Diego, including serving as news director at KUSI-TV, and has said he spent decades covering California politics and local government. He ran in the June 2, 2026 California primary for U.S. House District 50.
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Healthcare
The candidate emphasizes reducing healthcare costs and making premiums more affordable as part of a broader "San Diego Affordability Agenda," but does not provide detailed policy prescriptions on coverage expansions, a public option, or market-based reforms in the available sources. Public statements frame healthcare as a cost burden for families and seniors rather than as support for a specific systemic reform. The overall position is focused on affordability without clear evidence favoring progressive or conservative health-policy approaches.
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