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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-39
Mark Takano
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Veterans services and support, per official House website
- Immigration rights advocacy, per official House website
- Reproductive rights protection, per official House website
About Mark Takano
Mark Takano represents California's 39th Congressional District, per his official House website, which highlights his work on immigration, veterans services and reproductive rights; the site did not provide pre-congressional career details on the page reviewed. Born and raised in Riverside, he graduated from La Sierra High School as valedictorian, received a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard College in 1983, taught in the Rialto Unified School District from 1988 and was elected to the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees in 1990, serving as its president in 1991, per the campaign site. marktakano.com is the campaign site on file with the FEC; its most recent dated item is from December 2025.
Steve Manos
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Increasing housing affordability and market-rate housing supply
- Funding freeway repairs and transportation capacity, including State Route 215
- Limiting government overreach and protecting parental rights
About Steve Manos
Steve Manos is the Republican candidate for California's 39th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Mayor/Business Owner).
About this race
California's 39th 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.