Review note: Kamlager-Dove for Congress and Mota for Congress may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- sydneykamlager.com (opens in a new tab)Kamlager-Dove for Congress — campaign site (biography, priorities, accomplishments)
- jewishjournal.com (opens in a new tab)Jewish Journal — LA Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Votes Against Resolution Declaring 'From the River to the Sea' Is Antisemitic
- motaforcongress.com (opens in a new tab)Mota for Congress — campaign site (biography, why running, priorities)
- unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
- api.congress.gov (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)
- fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)
Last updated September 24, 2026.
Federal
United States Representative, District 37
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove took 55.2% of the June 2 vote. Fellow Democrat Samantha Mota took 11.7%. November is a contest between two members of the same party. The district covers Culver City and part of central and south Los Angeles.
The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Seniority governs committee standing, so a longer-serving member carries influence a newcomer cannot.
With two Democrats on the ballot, party is not the axis. The incumbent has sponsored 35 bills this Congress with none becoming law, and her challenger has raised $9,934. Weigh a second-term federal record against a challenge with almost no resources behind it.
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Sydney Kamlager-Dove represents this district in Congress. Before that she served in the California Assembly and State Senate. As a state lawmaker she wrote the CRISES Act. It sends trained teams instead of police to some non violent 911 calls. She also helped create emergency shelter and transitional housing in Culver City, her campaign says.
She says she is running to build consensus and fight for working families in Washington. In April 2024 she voted against a House resolution. It called a pro-Palestinian slogan antisemitic. She said the vote was about partisan politics, not fighting antisemitism. She added that she understands why many Jewish constituents find the slogan hurtful.
She promises to keep fighting for reproductive rights, housing, health care and climate action. Her campaign lists free universal preschool and two years of free community college. It also backs a single payer health system. She also promises work on gun safety and criminal justice reform.
Samantha Mota
Samantha Mota calls themselves an activist, advocate and organizer, not a career politician. They grew up in a rent controlled apartment in Los Angeles County. Their family used food and health assistance programs. In college they helped start a community garden project in Santa Monica. They also pushed the city to adopt a state law on urban farming. From 2021 to 2022 they served on Santa Monica's Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission. They worked on police reform proposals after the 2020 protests.
Mota says voters need new, bold and transparent leadership. They say there has been too little of it in government. They say they have never sold out to donors. They say they will never leave people behind for money. They have not held elected office. Their record is their community organizing, not any vote or bill.
Mota promises to fight for economic security, universal health care, affordable housing and immigration reform. Their campaign also lists student loan forgiveness and environmental justice. It also backs small businesses. They call their run new, bold and fierce energy for the district.
Record in office
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2023 and has sponsored 35 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Samantha Mota has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-09-21.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Party
- Self-funding
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
$1,150,468 raised
- Individuals$764,66066%
- PACs & committees$383,84233%
- Party$1,392<1%
Samantha Mota
$9,934 raised
- Individuals$3,82639%
- Self-funding$6,10861%
1Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-09-21.