Mike LevinIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 49
Mike Levin is the Democratic U.S. Representative for California's 49th District. He is the incumbent. He has served since January 2019. He won the seat in 2018. Before Congress, Levin was an attorney. He worked on environmental rules. He also worked on clean-energy rules. He was Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Orange County. He co-founded a trade group. It is called CleanTech OC. He served on a board too. That was the Center for Sustainable Energy. He holds a degree from Stanford University. He holds a law degree from Duke University School of Law. In the current Congress, he sits on Appropriations. He sits on its Energy and Water Development panel. He sits on its Military Construction and Veterans Affairs panel too. He once served on Veterans' Affairs as well. He now seeks re-election. That vote is November 3, 2026. He faces Republican Armen Kurdian. Home: San Juan Capistrano, California. Occupation: U.S. Representative, incumbent. His background is in environmental law. He also worked in clean-energy law. Prior office: incumbent since January 2019. He was first elected in November 2018.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and has expressed concern that new tariffs are raising costs and hurting local jobs.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports eliminating the federal cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, arguing the cap unfairly burdens California taxpayers and municipalities.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage (including exploring a public option and lowering the Medicare eligibility age), and lowering prescription drug costs through Medicare price negotiation.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform combining stronger border security with an earned path to citizenship, protections for Dreamers/DACA recipients, and asylum-process reforms.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports codifying federal abortion rights and opposed the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade; also supports the Equality Act and LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports expanding student loan protections and forgiveness (including eliminating interest on federal student loans) and increased federal funding for K-12 teachers and public schools; no specific federal pre-K/early-childhood position found.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports stricter federal gun laws, including universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, red-flag laws, and safe-storage incentives.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Prioritizes clean energy transition and climate legislation, opposes offshore oil drilling expansion, and has focused extensively on removing spent nuclear fuel from the San Onofre nuclear plant in his district.
Source → - Veterans' Affairs
Focuses heavily on veterans' issues -- housing, employment, and VA services -- and has secured funding for Camp Pendleton; no distinct broader foreign-relations or trade-agreement position independently confirmed.
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