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Saikat Chakrabarti

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Saikat Chakrabarti ran for U.S. House in CA-11 in 2026 as a Democratic (lost).

American political activist (born 1986)

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Ran for U.S. House, CA-11, 2026 · Lost to Scott Wiener (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)

On the California ballot, Nov 3, 2026 United States Representative, District 11, 2 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.

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Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Background

Saikat Chakrabarti is an American political advisor, climate policy advocate, and software engineer. A progressive Democrat, Chakrabarti co-founded Justice Democrats, which powered Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's successful insurgent challenge to Representative…

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Joe Crowley, and Chakrabarti served as her campaign manager. He then served as chief of staff to Ocasio-Cortez, who became the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district, in 2019.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-02 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat_Chakrabarti

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