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CA-06 primary: first place
$58.3K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleDistrict Attorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundDistrict Attorney
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Notable personal detailsThien Ho is the elected District Attorney of Sacramento County, California, taking office in January 2023. He has worked as a prosecutor for more than two decades and served in leadership roles in the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office prior to being elected DA. He has prosecuted sexual assault, gang, and homicide cases and was a lead prosecutor in the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer case. In 2026, he ran for U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District as a Democrat.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate’s campaign materials emphasize making California more affordable by lowering taxes for working families and reducing health care costs, while also promoting union support and good-paying jobs. There is no clear, detailed plan on overall tax policy (e.g., corporate or top-bracket tax changes) in the available campaign material.
Healthcare
Supports lowering health-care costs, expanding access to care, and continuation of Affordable Care Act subsidies; frames expanded coverage and affordability as central priorities.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate publicly states support for protecting women's medical decision-making and reproductive freedoms. His campaign materials and endorsements emphasize defending the right to make personal medical decisions for women. No campaign materials located specify support for gestational bans or detailed limits on access.
Public Safety & Guns
Thien Ho emphasizes accountability for people who commit gun violence and supports intervention and prevention for juveniles involved in gun crimes. He has urged passage of state public-safety and mental-health legislation (AB 46) to give courts and prosecutors more discretion to protect public safety. Public materials do not provide a clear position on specific gun-policy measures such as assault weapons bans, universal background checks, red flag laws, or expanded/relaxed gun-carry rules.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$911.7K
$683.8K
$455.8K
$227.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$911.7K
$36.5K
$875.2K
$48.6K
Source: FEC
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