U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) and Mitch Clemmons (R) compete for California's redrawn 41st Congressional District - Ballotpedia News
Linda Sánchez (D) and Mitch Clemmons (R) are running for U.S. House of Representatives in California's 41st Congressional District in the November 3, 2026, general election.
The district was redrawn following California voters' approval of Proposition 50 in November 2025, one of ten states with new congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections. Inside Elections' Nathaniel Rakich described the new 41st, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R), as "a D+16 seat in eastern Los Angeles County that would be a near-automatic pickup for Democrats."
Sánchez was first elected to Congress in 2002. She most recently represented the old 38th District. Sánchez earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She worked as a labor and employment attorney and served as executive director of the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Sánchez is campaigning on l…