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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-7
Doris Matsui
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Environment: modernize and decarbonize the electric grid
- Health: comprehensive mental and behavioral health reform
- Infrastructure: federal funding for flood protection
About Doris Matsui
Doris Matsui represents California's 7th Congressional District, which includes Sacramento, Elk Grove, Galt, Lodi, Placerville and El Dorado, per the campaign site. She was born in a Japanese American internment camp in Poston, Arizona, grew up on a farm in California's Central Valley and graduated from UC Berkeley, per the campaign site.
Mai Vang
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- No Corporate PAC Money: I refuse money from corporate PACs
- An Economy for Working Families
- Protection from AI & Data Centers
About Mai Vang
Mai Vang is a teacher and Sacramento City Council member, first elected in 2020, and the daughter of Hmong refugees who was one of 16 children raised in Sacramento, per her campaign site. As a council member, her record includes establishing the Sacramento Children's Fund and a citywide language-access coordinator role.
About this race
California's 7th 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.