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John Garamendi
Democratic · California · 2026 · IncumbentJohn Garamendi represents California's 8th Congressional District. He was raised on his family's ranch in Mokelumne Hill and earned a business degree from UC Berkeley as a Wheeler Scholar, per his official House website. In Congress, he has worked on infrastructure and transit funding, air-travel cabin-safety legislation, and oversight of federal immigration-enforcement contracts, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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U.S. House, CA-8 · California · 2026
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