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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-42
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Robert Garcia
Democratic
Incumbent
Robert Garcia immigrated to the United States as a young child and became a U.S. citizen, per his campaign site. He served as Mayor of Long Beach for eight years, where he worked on tuition-free community college and a pandemic recovery package, per the campaign site. He was first elected to Congress in 2022 to represent California's 42nd District and now serves as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, per the campaign site.
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Brian Burley
Republican
Burley has served as a school board member, where he says he worked to protect parents' voices, expand student opportunity and act as a steward of taxpayer dollars, per the campaign site.
About this race
California's 42nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.