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Overview

Current roleEngineer

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyModerate Democrat

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundEngineer

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Notable personal detailsDaniel W. Stroud is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 5th Congressional District in the June 2, 2026 primary election. He has described his professional background as an engineer and business owner. He has not held elected office.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports targeted tax breaks for homeowners and expresses support for tax relief measures; favors holding corporations financially accountable for local housing impacts rather than relying on taxpayer funding, while also backing federal funding for specific priorities like wildfire prevention and school security.

Healthcare

The candidate emphasizes improving rural healthcare access but provides only general statements about supporting healthcare access without specific policy prescriptions. There is no clear endorsement of a public option, Medicare for All, major ACA repeal, or detailed market-based reforms on the campaign site. The available materials are brief and do not specify a definitive healthcare policy direction.

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Immigration & Border

Advocates for a secure, controlled border and deportation of violent criminals while supporting practical pathways to legal citizenship for immigrants who contribute and an overhaul to speed legal immigration for needed skills; emphasizes enforcing laws with dignity and opposes military-style mass roundups.

Climate & Energy

Emphasizes wildfire prevention, forest management, grid hardening, and holding utilities accountable while prioritizing lower fuel costs and practical infrastructure over large-scale, regulatory climate programs. Policy language focuses on resilience (home hardening, burying lines, clearing federal lands) and reducing fuel costs rather than endorsing aggressive emissions targets or large federal clean-energy mandates.

Public Safety & Guns

The candidate opposes bans on specific firearms and describes Second Amendment rights to self-defense as non‑negotiable. He emphasizes physical security measures for schools (fencing, controlled access, metal detectors, trained security personnel) and proposes federal funding for those upgrades rather than new firearm bans.

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