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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-12
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Jamie Joyce
Democratic
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 Distric…
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Lateefah Simon
Democratic
Incumbent
Lateefah Simon began her career at 19 as the youngest executive director of the Young Women's Freedom Center, per her official House biography. She later led the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and served on the BART Board, in…
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.