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Chris Duncan

Democratic · California · 2026

Running for California Senate District 36, California

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Public safety and reducing homelessness
  • Lowering taxes, utility costs, and insurance premiums
  • Gun-safety enforcement
Biography

Chris Duncan is a Democratic candidate for California's 36th Senate District and a San Clemente City Councilmember, the first Democrat elected to that council, per his campaign website. He served as mayor in 2022 and previously spent more than 16 years as a federal prosecutor, including as Assistant Chief Counsel at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, per the same source.

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