BackgroundPolitical candidate

EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara — B.A. in English and Economics (2003)

Notable personal detailsSarah Bacon is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 24th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is a Santa Barbara resident and an elected officer in the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Student Association, where she has served as vice president for external affairs. Her background includes roughly two decades working in the tech industry, including executive roles, and she is a UC Santa Barbara graduate student in religious studies.