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| FIELD |  Saikat ChakrabartiCA · Democratic | |
|---|---|---|
| Race | U.S. HouseCalifornia · District 11 | · |
| Outcome | LostTop-two primary concluded · 2026-06-02 | · |
| Piker connection | campaign appearance2026-05-12 · Change the Party rally | · |
| Campaign stance on Piker | embracedThe campaign’s own press release promoted Piker as a featured speaker at its 1,400-person rally.Saikat for Congress ↗ | · |
| Party-line breaks | 1/8 | · |
| Israel aid | Not documented | · |
| Abolish ICE | Not documented | · |
| Single-payer | DocumentedCampaigned on universal healthcare and childcare, public power, and mass housing construction.The American Prospect ↗ | · |
| DSA | Not documented | · |
| Police / prisons | Not documented | · |
| BDS | Not documented | · |
| Anti-AIPAC | Not documented | · |
| vs. incumbent | NoOpen seat; ran against Scott Wiener and Connie Chan.The American Prospect ↗ | · |
| Issue tags | · | |
| Top flashpoint | A socialist message financed by $10 million in personal wealthChakrabarti self-funded nearly all of his campaign from money made in tech. Critics called that an attempt to buy office and questioned whether anti-billionaire politics could be credibly sold that way. | · |
| Their response | The campaign argued self-funding insulated him from corporate PACs and donor influence. Voters still rejected the bid, leaving him third in the top-two primary. | · |
| Why it fits Piker | Chakrabarti offered Piker a familiar mix of Sanders-era organizing, Green New Deal politics, anti-establishment Democratic strategy, and large-scale economic programs, but funded it with a personal tech fortune. | · |
| Election status source | San Francisco Department of Elections ↗ | · |
Blank cells mean no documented position in the file, not a denial. Every documented cell links its source. See the full matrix →