kcra.com: https://www.kcra.com/article/california-june-2-primary-election-congressional-district-7-candidates-issues/71377808

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Published: Friday, May 22, 2026

LIVE AT 10 P.M. THE CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A BATTLE OF THE AGES. THIS IS THE CURRENT DISTRICT SEVEN. CONGRESSWOMAN DORIS MATSUI HAS REPRESENTED SINCE 2005, AND SHE’S NOW BEING CHALLENGED BY A CANDIDATE HALF HER AGE.

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California Primary: Congressional District 7 candidates on the issues Skip to content NOWCAST KCRA 3 News at 11pm Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News 3 Investigates National News Consumer News Get the Facts Entertainment Health Project CommUNITY Dying to Ask Explore Outdoors Farm to Fork Friday Making Cents Upload Weather Radar Alerts Forecasting Our Future Wildfires Traffic Politics California Politics 360 Noticias EstrellaTV Sports High School Playbook Scoreboards Olympics Dignity Health Heart Hub (Ad) Advertise with KCRA About Newsletters News Team Station Contacts Editorials Community Women in Agriculture Very Local California-specific practice Titan TV Guide MeTV My58 Privacy Notice Notice at Collection Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement California June 2 Primary Election: Congressional District 7 candidates on the issues We interviewed the three leading candidates in the race to represent the 7th Congressional District. California June 2 Primary Election: Congressional District 7 candidates on the issues We interviewed the three leading candidates in the race to represent the 7th Congressional District. LIVE AT 10 P.M. THE CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A BATTLE OF THE AGES. THIS IS THE CURRENT DISTRICT SEVEN. CONGRESSWOMAN DORIS MATSUI HAS REPRESENTED SINCE 2005, AND SHE’S NOW BEING CHALLENGED BY A CANDIDATE HALF HER AGE. BUT THE DISTRICT JUST CHANGED UNDER PROP 50. IN ADDITION TO URBAN AREAS LIKE SACRAMENTO, IT NOW COVERS SOUTH TO LODI, WEST INTO WEST SACRAMENTO AND EAST INTO EL DORADO COUNTY. THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES FROM THE JUNE PRIMARY WILL ADVANCE TO THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. KCRA 3’S EDIE LAMBERT ASKED THE THREE LEADING CANDIDATES ABOUT A RANGE OF ISSUES. LEADING CANDIDATES INCLUDE TWO DEMOCRATS WHO ARE WELL KNOWN IN LOCAL POLITICS. DORIS MATSUI HAS SERVED IN CONGRESS FOR 21 YEARS. BEST KNOWN FOR SECURING BILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL, MIKE VANG HAS SERVED ON THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL FOR SIX YEARS, AND SHE TEACHES IN SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY’S ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT. REPUBLICAN ZACHARIAH WOODLAN IS A MEMBER OF THE WOODBRIDGE MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND HE’S A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AT SAC STATE. WE START WITH A LOOK AT HOW THEY WOULD USE FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP THE PARTS OF THE DISTRICT WITH THE WORST AIR QUALITY. I COME TO THIS SPACE AS AS AN ELECTED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND WHEN I BECOME A CONGRESSWOMAN, IS REALLY WORKING THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS FOCUSING ON NEIGHBORHOODS, RURAL AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN OFTEN LEFT BEHIND IN INVESTMENT. SO I KNOW WHAT OUR RURAL FAMILIES ARE FACING. I LIVE IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO, WHERE IT IS MUCH HOTTER IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO THAN IT IS IN DOWNTOWN ORLAND PARK. AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF HEAT ISLAND THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE THAT MANY TREES. AND SO I WILL BE FIGHTING FOR THESE INVES

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