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Doris Matsui

Doris Matsui

Democratic · California · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for U.S. House, CA-7, California

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Environment: modernize and decarbonize the electric grid
  • Health: comprehensive mental and behavioral health reform
  • Infrastructure: federal funding for flood protection
Biography

Doris Matsui represents California's 7th Congressional District, which includes Sacramento, Elk Grove, Galt, Lodi, Placerville and El Dorado, per the campaign site. She was born in a Japanese American internment camp in Poston, Arizona, grew up on a farm in California's Central Valley and graduated from UC Berkeley, per the campaign site.

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U.S. House, CA-7California · 2026

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