Tuka Gafari

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Tuka Gafari

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CA-19 primary: first place

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JUN 6, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleSmall businessman

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundSmall businessman

Notable personal detailsTuka Gafari is a Republican candidate who ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 19th Congressional District in the June 2, 2026 primary election. He has described his occupation as a small businessman and has worked in technology and real estate, and previously as a freight locomotive engineer. He has also stated he volunteered with search and rescue as a licensed EMT-1A and coaches youth soccer with his family.

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fec.gov vote4tuka.com slocounty.ca.gov ballotready.org tuka.net ivoterguide.com dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov coinbase.com va01republicans.org openpolitical.com sanluisobispo.com loc.gov realtor.com amesfreelibrary.org elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov files.santaclaracounty.gov reddit.com arxiv.org rpsloc.org votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov lookout.co en.wikipedia.org acadlore.com sciencedirect.com pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov thereporterethiopia.com nber.org microsimulation.pub brookings.edu peopleschoicebrokers.net imf.org chico.ca.us fedshra.org narcoa.org localcandidates.org ksbw.com sfchronicle.com cragop.org predictionedge.com nbcnews.com montereycountynow.com ballotpedia.org saos.fec.gov govinfo.gov congress.gov whitehouse.gov agriculture.senate.gov democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov harder.house.gov science.house.gov norcross.house.gov docs.house.gov

Positions

LiberalConservative

Immigration & Border

Supports stronger border security and enforcement as part of a "secure border and law and order" platform while emphasizing stricter control measures rather than expanded legal pathways or asylum protections.

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