Nanette Diaz BarraganIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 44
Nanette Diaz Barragán is the U.S. Representative for California's 44th District. She has held the seat since January 2017. She was born in Los Angeles. She grew up in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood there. Her parents were immigrants from Mexico. She earned a degree from UCLA in 2000. She earned a law degree in 2005. It came from the USC Gould School of Law. She then worked as an extern. That was for a California Supreme Court justice. She also worked with the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation. That was before she practiced law. Before Congress, Barragán served on the Hermosa Beach City Council. She was the first Latina elected to that council. During that time, she opposed an oil-drilling project. In Congress, she serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She also co-chairs the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. She belongs to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She also belongs to the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She won the June 2026 primary for CA-44. She got 77.0% of the vote (84,690 votes). She faces Republican Genevieve Angel. The general election is November 3, 2026. The district was redrawn under Proposition 50. Forecasters rate the district as safely Democratic. Home: Los Angeles, Harbor Gateway area. The district covers the Long Beach and South Bay area of Los Angeles County. Occupation: U.S. Representative; she trained as an attorney. Prior office: incumbent since January 2017, CA-44. She once served on the Hermosa Beach City Council. She was also that city's mayor.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour, strengthening labor and worker protections, and opposing trade deals she views as favoring big business over U.S. workers.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports expanding the Child Tax Credit and closing tax loopholes for polluting industries, without a broader stated position on federal income or corporate tax rates.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports preserving and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, including its pre-existing condition protections and Medicaid expansion, and opposes Republican efforts to weaken it.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Has supported legislation expanding health-care access for immigrants, protections for immigrant farm workers, and a pathway to citizenship for noncitizen military veterans; no detailed public position found on general border security enforcement or DACA/broader path-to-citizenship policy.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports making college more affordable, allowing student loan refinancing, and ensuring access to free, quality public education; no specific stated position found on federal early childhood/pre-K programs.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports stronger federal gun-safety measures, including closing background-check loopholes, banning devices that convert semi-automatic weapons to fully automatic fire, and lifting the restriction on CDC gun-violence research.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports an aggressive transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy and electrified transportation, framing environmental protection as a matter of environmental justice for polluted, low-income communities of color, and has opposed new liquefied fossil gas export licenses.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Favors a diplomacy-first foreign policy that limits use of military force, supports securing critical infrastructure like ports against cyber threats, and backs expanded veterans' benefits including housing vouchers and a path to citizenship for noncitizen service members.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Has emphasized the growing threat of cyberattacks and the need to secure critical infrastructure, including ports, from cyber threats; no specific stated position found on data privacy legislation, AI regulation, online speech, or antitrust/big tech.
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