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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-5
Michael Masuda
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability: housing, healthcare, energy and everyday costs
- Wildfire Threats & Insurance
- Healthcare
About Michael Masuda
Masuda is an electrical engineer who worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developing technology for the military, per the campaign site. He later served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State through an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship, per the campaign site. He grew up in Amador County and lives in the district with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.
Tom McClintock
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Global Warming and Climate Change
- Transportation
- Yosemite
About Tom McClintock
McClintock represents California's 5th District in Congress, serves on the House Budget, Natural Resources and Judiciary committees, and chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, per the House's committee rosters. McClintock served 22 years in the California legislature before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.
About this race
California's 5th 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.