CA-46 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleData scientist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundData scientist
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EducationCalifornia State University, Long Beach — Economics
Notable personal detailsChristian Mendez is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 46th Congressional District. He has described his professional background as working in data science and has also been described as a data analyst. His education has been listed as studying economics at California State University, Long Beach and data science at Western Governors University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports decreasing taxes for the working class while increasing taxes on millionaires and billionaires, including a proposal described as a 100% tax increase on trillionaires; advocates expanded government spending on housing, Medicare for All, and other affordability measures. Positions are framed as redistributive and aimed at reducing economic power of wealthy corporations and individuals.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and major public expansion of government-provided healthcare; calls for free Medicare for all Americans, lower prescription drug costs, and codifying affordable Medicare into the Constitution.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolition of ICE, creation of a working immigration system, amnesty/pathways for qualifying immigrants, and prosecution of ICE agents. Prioritizes expanded legal pathways and regularization rather than enforcement expansion.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports banning assault weapons, implementing universal background checks, mandatory gun-safety training and waiting periods, and closing gun-show and ghost-gun loopholes. Advocates for these measures as part of a broader effort to reduce gun violence.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Christian Mendez for CA-46 primary: first place
CHIRLA Action Fund
Political organization
CHIRLA Action Fund endorsed Christian Mendez for Congress in California's 46th District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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