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2026 U.S. House

California's 17th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · CA-17
Primary: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-17

Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Medicare for All
  • Tax the billionaires
  • Good jobs in every town
About Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District. He serves as Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems and sits on the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China, per his official House website. His stated priorities include restoring American manufacturing and technology leadership and advancing climate, human rights, and diplomacy initiatives, per the same source.

Ritesh Tandon

Ritesh Tandon

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Cut Everyday Living Costs for Working Families
  • Make Housing Affordable Again
  • Lower the Cost of Education and Job Training
About Ritesh Tandon

Tandon is a research fellow at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and holds an MBA and a master's degree in computer engineering from Santa Clara University, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a business leader, researcher and entrepreneur with 26 years of Bay Area community involvement, per the campaign site.

About this race

California's 17th 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.

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