Review note: Nanette Diaz Barragan campaign site (stated priorities and biography) may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide 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
- barragan.house.gov (opens in a new tab)Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan — About (biography and committee record)
- barragan.house.gov (opens in a new tab)Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan — Issues (stated legislative priorities)
- barragan.house.gov (opens in a new tab)Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan — Environment, Energy and Transportation (Clean Shipping Rule advocacy)
- barraganforcongress.com (opens in a new tab)Nanette Diaz Barragan campaign site (stated priorities and biography)
- 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 44
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Representative Nanette Diaz Barragan took 77.0% of the June 2 vote. Republican Genevieve Angel took 23.0%. They were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers the harbour area and southeast Los Angeles County.
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.
The incumbent's funding is the most committee-weighted of any member in this part of the ballot — $606,750 of $785,765 — and Barragan's opponent raised under $14,000. The practical question is what this district gets from a safe seat.
Nanette Diaz Barragan
Nanette Diaz Barragan grew up in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles. They were the youngest of eleven children of immigrant parents from Mexico. They earned a degree from UCLA and a law degree from USC. They spent ten years as a legal aid lawyer helping low income families. They later became the first Latina mayor of Hermosa Beach. By Barragan's office's account, they helped block an oil company's plan to drill new wells near the coast while they were mayor. They have represented this district in Congress since 2017, the first Latina to hold the seat.
Barragan says they are fighting for working people in their district, including protecting jobs and raising the minimum wage. Barragan's district includes refineries and oil wells next to homes and schools. They have pushed the Environmental Protection Agency to approve California's Clean Shipping Rule, which would cut pollution from ships at the ports.
Barragan promises to protect jobs, raise the minimum wage and guarantee equal pay for equal work. Barragan's official priorities include education and student debt, health care, housing and homelessness, and support for seniors and veterans. They say they will keep working to bring good paying jobs with benefits to their community.
Genevieve Angel
Genevieve Angel is the Republican candidate for this seat, listed on the ballot as family Nurse Practitioner. They have not served in elected office.
No campaign website, interview or news coverage of their reasons for running could be located, and no vote, lawsuit or other public incident is on record.
With no published platform to draw on, their promises cannot be listed here in their own words. That is a gap in what is public, not a comment on their candidacy.
Record in office
Genevieve Angel has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Nanette Diaz Barragan (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2017 and has sponsored 40 bills in the 119th Congress; 2 of their career bills have become law. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-09-21.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Self-funding
Genevieve Angel
$13,898 raised
- Individuals$10,89878%
- Self-funding$3,00022%
Nanette Diaz Barragan
$785,765 raised
- Individuals$170,76922%
- PACs & committees$606,75078%
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.