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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-12
Jamie Joyce
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Government accountability and transparency through her proposed Mass Accountability in Democracy Act
- Campaign finance and election reform
About Jamie Joyce
Jamie Joyce has worked for more than seven years in democratic-governance and civic technology, including co-launching Democracy's Library at the Internet Archive, per her campaign site. She is a Democratic candidate for California's 12th Congressional District.
Lateefah Simon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Public safety
- Affordable housing
- Homelessness
About Lateefah Simon
Simon is a civil rights advocate who began her advocacy career at age 16 and became executive director of the Young Women's Freedom Center, per the campaign site. Simon later led the Back on Track anti-recidivism initiative, served as executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, was elected to the BART Board of Directors in 2016, and now represents California's 12th District in Congress, per the campaign site.
About this race
California's 12th 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.