CA-15 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolicy analyst
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPolicy analyst
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EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Notable personal detailsAnthony Van Dang is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 15th Congressional District (2026 cycle). He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and describes his background as including work in veteran nonprofits, study at UC San Diego, and earning an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. He has also described work as a management/program analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense and later in defense-industry financial oversight, and he founded ProConcordia (a public-benefit civic technology company).
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports stronger government intervention to address housing affordability and corporate exploitation, proposes federal investment in social programs (education, childcare, VA) and tougher accountability for corporate actors; emphasizes people-over-profits rather than tax-cut policies. Does not present explicit calls for large tax-rate rollbacks or for extreme fiscal austerity.
Healthcare
Supports expanding and protecting the Affordable Care Act and working toward universal coverage; wants Medicare to be able to negotiate drug prices, stronger mental health parity and enforcement, and measures to prevent medical bankruptcy and insulin rationing.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a real pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents, protections for DACA recipients and TPS holders, and stopping the use of federal agencies (such as ICE) as instruments of intimidation; rejects policies that use cruelty as a deterrent to migration.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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