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Michael Masuda

Democratic · California · 2026

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U.S. House, CA-5California · 2026
Top priorities
  • Affordability
  • Wildfire protection
  • Rural economic growth

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Masuda is an electrical engineer who worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developing technology for the military, per the campaign site. He later served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State through an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship, per the campaign site. He grew up in Amador County and lives in the district with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.

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