2026 election · U.S. House
2026 California House race — Salud O. Carbajal's seat
Incumbent: Salud O. Carbajal (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (11) ▾
- Abortion: Supports access to legal abortion without restrictions and public funding for abortion services; opposes limitations on abortion services. [1]
- Budget & Economy: Supports federal spending measures to promote economic growth, including COVID-19 relief packages such as the $900 billion relief bill and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. [1]
- Civil Rights: Supports protected status for sexual orientation, same-sex marriage, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. [1]
- Energy: Supports policies like the Inflation Reduction Act that provide tax credits and rebates to lower household energy costs. [1]
- Environment: Supports preserving open spaces and natural coastline, and has worked on bipartisan efforts including extending Superfund hazardous waste cleanup authority. [1]
- Health Care & Social Safety Net: Opposes Republican budget proposals that cut funding for Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and SNAP, favoring protection of these programs. [1]
- Health Care / Medicaid: Opposes Republican budget proposals that would cut funding for Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and SNAP, citing harm to constituents' health coverage. [1]
- Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform combining border security investments with legal status pathways for undocumented immigrants, co-sponsoring the bipartisan Dignity Act of 2025. [1][2][3]
- Immigration Reform Bipartisanship: Calls on Congress to work across party lines to reform the immigration system, address labor shortages, and improve border security and asylum processes. [1][2]
- Immigration Reform Process: Calls for bipartisan cooperation in Congress to fix the immigration system, addressing border security, asylum backlogs, and labor shortages. [1]
- Taxation: Opposes tax cuts perceived to primarily benefit billionaires and large corporations at the expense of social programs. [1]
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