Doug Smith
CA-32 primary: first place
$13.4K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleTelevision stage manager (freelance)
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyProgressive Independent
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundTelevision stage manager (freelance)
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EducationOtis Parsons UCLA, Los Angeles — BA (1982–1984)
Notable personal detailsDouglas Smith is a No Party Preference candidate who ran for U.S. House in California’s 32nd Congressional District in 2026. He has worked as a freelance television stage manager and has served in leadership on the Reseda Neighborhood Council. His campaign emphasized political reform themes such as reducing the influence of money in politics.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that increase taxes on large corporations and reduce income inequality, while expanding social programs such as a higher minimum wage, expanded Social Security, and Medicare-for-all; favors breaking up monopolies and greater federal investment in housing, jobs, and social services.
Healthcare
The candidate supports expanding and improving Medicare and advocates for a single-payer, Medicare-for-all system with government negotiation of drug prices to guarantee healthcare as a right.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that combines increased investment in border security (technology and personnel) with guaranteed pathways to citizenship and legal processes to fill labor shortages. Calls for bipartisan coalitions and compromise to fix the border while opposing dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports sexual and reproductive rights, including the ability for people to make their own decisions about their bodies, access contraception and reproductive services, and opposes the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Advocates for restoring protections for abortion access and views the Court’s ruling as illegitimate and contrary to majority public opinion.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive climate action including endorsing the Green New Deal and the Climate Emergency Act, backing major federal clean-energy investments like the Inflation Reduction Act, and policies to phase out offshore drilling and limit fracking. Favors accelerating renewables (wind, solar) and using technologies such as nuclear, hydrogen, and carbon capture as part of the transition to carbon neutrality. Advocates empowering the EPA and strengthening multilateral and domestic efforts to sharply reduce emissions.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports reinstating a ban on assault weapons, implementing much stricter background checks, enacting red flag laws, and closing loopholes that allow firearms to get into the wrong hands. The candidate also affirms support for lawful ownership of rifles for hunting and handguns for personal protection while opposing civilian access to assault-style weapons.
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