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U.S. House · CA-17 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Ro Khanna

Democratic candidate for California's 17th Congressional District

A Silicon Valley congressman and former Commerce Department official proposing Medicare for All, manufacturing investment, limits on corporate homebuying and reforms to political money.

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DistrictCA-17
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Ro stands.

Officeholder position

Guarantee Medicare for All and affordable childcare

  • He supports Medicare for All and affordable childcare, arguing that domestic services should receive resources now spent on overseas wars

Campaign proposal

Limit corporate ownership of single-family homes

  • His Stop Wall Street Landlords Act proposes ending investor tax breaks and imposing new taxes to discourage institutional homebuying

Campaign position

Ban congressional stock trading and PAC contributions

  • He supports restricting lawmakers' stock trading and banning candidates and members of Congress from accepting PAC and lobbyist contributions

Campaign position

Expand clean-energy jobs through a Green New Deal

  • He backs investment in solar, wind, geothermal, storage, transit and efficient buildings, while defending Inflation Reduction Act funding

Campaign position

Rebuild domestic medicine and mineral supply chains

  • He proposes targeted investment in domestic pharmaceutical production and expanded critical-mineral processing, recycling and mining to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers

Campaign position

Protect abortion, contraception and telehealth care

  • He supports the Women's Health Protection Act, repeal of the Hyde Amendment and Comstock restrictions, and federal contraception protections

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2025

    Accomplishment

    Co-led the enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act

    Khanna and Thomas Massie led the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Public Law 119-38, requiring disclosure of covered records; subsequent enforcement disputes remain separate.

  • Experience

    Stanford economics instructor

    Taught economics at Stanford.

  • Experience

    Commerce Department official

    Served as deputy assistant secretary of commerce.

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