Doris MatsuiIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 7
Doris Matsui is a Democrat. She is the incumbent in California's 7th Congressional District. The district is based in the Sacramento area. She was born September 25, 1944. Her birthplace was the Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona. She grew up in Dinuba, California. She studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a B.A. there. Before Congress, she worked as a government affairs consultant. She served in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1998. Her post was Deputy Special Assistant to the President. There she helped set up a White House effort. It was the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She won a March 2005 special election with about 68% of the vote. She was elected to complete the term of her late husband, Rep. Bob Matsui. He had died in office earlier that year. She has been reelected in every cycle since. She sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She is Ranking Member of its Communications and Technology Subcommittee. In 2026, she is running again to keep the CA-7 seat. The general election is November 3, 2026. Born September 25, 1944. Home: Sacramento, California. Occupation: U.S. House member, the incumbent. Prior office: incumbent since the March 2005 special election. She held no elected office before Congress.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports raising the national minimum wage and prioritizes job creation through investment in healthcare, clean energy, and technology sectors.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports progressive taxation, opposes capital gains tax breaks, and backed the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions to ensure wealthy corporations pay a fairer share of taxes.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports the Affordable Care Act, expanded telehealth access, and has authored mental health parity legislation; opposes privatization of Medicare/Medicaid.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Supports maintaining and protecting DACA protections for Dreamers and has publicly criticized efforts to end the program.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports abortion rights and federal legislation to protect access to abortion and contraception, and opposed the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports making higher education more affordable, including codifying income-based student loan repayment plans and doubling Pell Grant funding.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports stricter federal gun regulations, including closing the gun-show loophole and limiting access to firearms and ammunition, and has supported federal gun violence prevention legislation.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports aggressive federal climate action and clean energy jobs, opposes offshore oil drilling, and has authored legislation promoting urban tree canopies.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Supports continued U.S. foreign aid and security assistance to Ukraine and Israel and to Indo-Pacific allies countering China, framing this as defense of democracy and national security.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports increasing transparency around campaign contributions and banning insider stock trading by members of Congress, as a cosponsor of the STOCK Act discharge petition.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Supports expanding broadband access, regulating AI development responsibly for job creation, and has introduced legislation targeting discriminatory algorithms used by online platforms.
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