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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-1
Mike McGuire
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting Our Healthcare
- Making Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
- Holding ICE Accountable
About Mike McGuire
McGuire was born and raised in Northern California and has a background in public service focused on wildfire prevention and healthcare, per the campaign site. He says that as a state official he helped double the number of state firefighters and invested billions of dollars in wildfire prevention, per the campaign site.
James Gallagher
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Make life more affordable with lower taxes, fees and regulations
- Enact tougher laws against crime
- Expand energy production
About James Gallagher
Gallagher was born in Yuba City, earned a B.A. at UC Berkeley and a J.D. at UC Davis, and practices law and is a partner in his family's farming operation, per the campaign site. Gallagher has represented California's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House since June 2026, per the chamber's membership roster. Before Congress he represented California's 3rd Assembly District, served as Assembly Minority Leader from 2022 to 2025, and earlier served on the Sutter County Board of Supervisors for six years, per the campaign site.
About this race
California's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.