CA-03 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army officer (veteran)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundU.S. Army officer (veteran)
EducationUnited States Military Academy at West Point (graduate)
Notable personal detailsChristopher Jerman Bennett is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 3rd Congressional District in the June 2, 2026 primary election. He is a disabled U.S. Army veteran and describes service as an artillery officer overseas and as a cyber officer defending U.S. computer networks. He has worked in nonprofit health care and tech strategy and earned an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports expanded social programs and government spending (Medicare for All, federal jobs guarantee, universal basic income) and proposes funding measures that target wealthy interests and polluters (removing the Social Security cap on high earners; public homeowners insurance funded by major polluters).
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and describes health care as a human right. Plans include expanding the healthcare workforce, protecting rural hospitals, banning direct-to-patient pharma advertising, enabling drug price negotiations, and capping pharmaceutical profits tied to public research.
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Immigration & Border
Supports humane immigration reform that creates reasonable pathways to citizenship, ends employer exploitation, and abolishes ICE. Emphasizes protecting asylum and legal pathways as part of broader immigration system changes framed around human rights and due process.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a constitutional right to reproductive care and describes reproductive justice as protecting bodily autonomy, access to fertility treatments, and the right to have or not have children. Advocates protecting reproductive freedoms as a campaign priority.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal and aggressive climate action including cutting emissions, protecting public lands and ensuring disadvantaged communities benefit from clean energy investments. Proposes a federally managed public homeowners insurance program funded by major polluters to hold them accountable and to drive investment in renewable energy.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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