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CA-50 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age68 years old (Jun 17, 1958)
GenderMale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundAttorney (environmental law)
EducationDuke University (A.B.), 1980
Notable personal detailsScott Harvey Peters is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California’s 50th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2012 and serving in the House since January 3, 2013. Before Congress, he served on the San Diego City Council (including as council president) and later on the Unified Port of San Diego. He earned an A.B. from Duke University and a J.D. from New York University, and worked as an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as an environmental lawyer.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports strengthening tax enforcement on high earners, expanding tax credits for families, and investing in job and R&D incentives while opposing large Republican tax-cut packages that he says would raise the deficit and harm California. Advocates sensible tax policy to balance the budget over time and targeted tax provisions (like research and development credits) to spur local economic growth.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding access to affordable health care through measures like lowering drug costs, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, capping out-of-pocket prescription costs, and protecting/expanding elements of the Affordable Care Act rather than pursuing a single-payer repeal or full privatization.
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Immigration & Border
Supports pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and other long-term undocumented residents, opposes large-scale border wall spending, and advocates protecting asylum seekers and improving oversight of immigration enforcement and detention. Has sponsored and voted for legislation expanding legal protections and has proposed measures to limit harsh treatment by ICE and ensure humane conditions for migrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad access to reproductive health care including abortion and seeks to protect and expand abortion rights and related privacy and provider protections. Has voted for federal measures protecting reproductive freedom and opposed the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Advocates safeguarding access to abortion care and reproductive-health training in California and federally.
Climate & Energy
Supports ambitious clean-energy investment, methane reduction, transmission and grid upgrades, and federal climate-related funding while pursuing bipartisan, market-oriented solutions. Has sponsored and voted for climate and energy measures (e.g., ARPA‑E reauthorization, provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act, transmission and grid legislation) and leads task forces/caucuses focused on climate and clean energy. Does not advocate for Green New Deal–style wholesale fossil‑fuel phaseout in the cited materials; emphasis is on clean energy deployment, innovation, and emissions reductions.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal/expanded background checks, bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, limits on ghost guns, and other federal gun-safety measures while also backing police and public-safety initiatives. Has repeatedly co-sponsored and voted for federal gun-safety legislation and publicly urged Congress to pass assault-weapons and background-check reforms.
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