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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-20
Sandra Van Scotter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Healthcare is a right
- Disability Rights: every person deserves dignity, access, and a seat at the table
- Veterans: our veterans kept their promise, Congress must keep ours
About Sandra Van Scotter
Sandra Van Scotter is a Democratic candidate for California's 20th Congressional District. She spent decades as a respiratory therapist, in inpatient hospital care and later in cardiac testing at an outpatient clinic, and now works as a Direct Support Professional serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Kern County, per her campaign website. The site also says she advises the Kern Regional Center.
Vince Fong
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Energy independence
- Water and agriculture
- Aerospace and national defense
About Vince Fong
Vince Fong is the Republican candidate for California's 20th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Vince Fong is the sitting member. Born and raised in Bakersfield, he earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree from Princeton University, and worked for Congressman Bill Thomas and for nearly a decade as district director for Kevin McCarthy before his election, per the campaign site.
About this race
California's 20th 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.