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U.S. House · CA-37 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Samantha Mota

Democratic candidate for California's 37th Congressional District

A working-class mother and former Santa Monica public-safety commissioner proposing universal healthcare, housing investment, immigration reform and expanded income support.

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DistrictCA-37
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Samantha stands.

Campaign position

Raise wages and expand earned-income assistance

  • She supports the Raise the Wage Act, expanded earned-income tax credits, higher corporate tax rates and Social Security expansion

Campaign position

Provide universal comprehensive healthcare coverage

  • She supports universal healthcare including dental, vision, preventive and mental-health care, drug-price negotiation and tuition subsidies for medical professionals serving underserved areas

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Expand public housing vouchers and construction credits

  • She supports the Homes for All Act, more HUD public-housing funding, expanded vouchers, zoning-reform funding and stronger low-income housing tax credits

Campaign position

Dismantle ICE and end for-profit detention

  • She supports dismantling ICE, ending private immigration detention, expanding community-based alternatives and ensuring asylum access and due process

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Ban congressional trading and expand voting reforms

  • She supports congressional stock-trading restrictions, ranked-choice voting, campaign-finance reform, term limits, a lower voting age and reversing Citizens United

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Reduce tuition costs and forgive some student debt

  • She supports the College for All Act, caps on private-university tuition, borrowing limits and partial student-loan forgiveness

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2021

    Accomplishment

    Received Santa Monica's Premio de Orgullo award

    Received Santa Monica's Hispanic Heritage Month award in October 2021 for community advocacy expanding urban agriculture and green spaces.

  2. Appointed in 2021

    Experience

    Served on Santa Monica's police oversight commission

    Joined Santa Monica's Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission in 2021 and reviewed policing reforms after the 2020 protests.

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