Jotham Stein
CA-16 primary: first place
$15.9K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyCentrist Independent
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundAttorney
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EducationPrinceton University (undergraduate degree)
Notable personal detailsJotham Stein is an attorney who ran as a No Party Affiliation candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and designated Jotham Stein For Congress LLC as his principal campaign committee. His campaign website emphasized political reform issues such as term limits, campaign finance reform, and anti-gerrymandering measures.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports changes that increase tax contributions from higher earners to shore up Social Security solvency, including eliminating the payroll tax cap; also proposes targeted benefits and reforms to strengthen Social Security funding.
Climate & Energy
The candidate’s campaign materials express concern for the environment and include a campaign page titled “Fighting Climate Change,” but publicly available materials provide only general environmental statements (e.g., volunteering with land trust, removing invasive plants) without specific climate or energy policy proposals. The available sources do not show clear support for aggressive emissions targets, detailed clean-energy plans, or explicit fossil-fuel advocacy.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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