Affordability
Identifies lowering living costs as a congressional priority; the reviewed homepage does not give a detailed federal affordability plan.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Jacqui Irwin
Candidate for U.S. House · California · District 26
Projected winner: Jacqui Irwin
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:15 AM Eastern.
Associated Press via NPR. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. CA · Official state election information
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THE PERSON
Background
Jacqui Irwin is a California assemblymember, former Thousand Oaks mayor and engineer. Her campaign biography describes work at Teledyne Systems and Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory.
Roots
- First elected to the Thousand Oaks City Council in 2004 and the State Assembly in 2014, according to her campaign.
Education
- University of California, San Diego · B.S. in Systems Engineering
Background sources checked October 28, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Public safety
Names public safety as a congressional priority. Her campaign biography cites prior state work strengthening gun-violence restraining orders.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Cybersecurity
Her campaign biography highlights prior state-agency cybersecurity legislation and legislative cybersecurity leadership; this is past state work, not a new federal promise.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 26 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 21, 2026.
California Secretary of State · Certified general election candidates ↗Portrait source ↗Photo: California National Guard · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped to fit
The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.