Data for Progress
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CA-07 primary: first place
$63.7K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer School Board Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundSacramento City Councilmember
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (MPH, MA)
Notable personal detailsMai Vang is a Sacramento City Councilmember representing District 8 and a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California’s 7th Congressional District in 2026. She previously served as an elected member of the Sacramento City Unified School District board and has worked in education and public-service roles in Sacramento. Her campaign emphasizes affordability and healthcare, and she has received endorsements from groups including National Nurses United and the California Working Families Party.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on the ultra‑wealthy and closing corporate loopholes to fund expanded social programs and public investments; advocates using tax revenue to invest in health care, housing, jobs, and to refund households harmed by tariffs. Endorses Medicare for All and other federal spending priorities financed by taxing billionaires and corporations.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and expanding Medicare, prioritizing people over insurance-company profits and ensuring everyone can see a doctor and afford medicine. Advocates federal investment in health care as part of broader working‑family agenda.
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Immigration & Border
Supports fixing the U.S. immigration system and protecting immigrant families and students from enforcement actions; has advanced local protections (Safe Haven resolution) to keep schools safe regardless of immigration status and criticizes large-scale deportation efforts.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal-style national program to transition the economy to clean energy, make polluters pay, stop new fossil fuel projects, and prioritize frontline communities for climate investments; also emphasizes wildfire protections, public transit expansion, zero-emission vehicles, and restoring federal clean-energy programs and standards.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports community-based violence prevention, investments in youth services, and efforts to remove firearms from streets while emphasizing public-safety measures that go beyond policing. Has questioned certain police technologies (voted against renewing a ShotSpotter gunshot-detection contract) and frames safety as combining law-enforcement response with community investments. Campaign materials prioritize safer communities and reducing harms from militarized enforcement while protecting immigrant communities.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
CA-07 primary: first place
Endorsers of Mai Vang for CA-07 primary: first place
National Nurses United
Public figure
National Nurses United endorsed Mai Vang for California's 7th Congressional District.
Justice Democrats
Public figure
Justice Democrats endorsed Mai Vang in her challenge to Doris Matsui in California's 7th Congressional District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$813.6K
$610.2K
$406.8K
$203.4K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$813.6K
$193.7K
$619.9K
$36.5K
Source: FEC
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
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