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U.S. House · California's 28th District

The San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, including Monterey Park, Alhambra, El Monte, and the Linda Vista area of Pasadena. District lines were redrawn for the 2026 election under California Proposition 50.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Judy Chu, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Judy Chu176,04669.8%
April Verlato76,32930.2%

About 95% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • California redrew its congressional district lines for the 2026 election cycle after voters approved Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025, a mid-decade redistricting measure.[3]
  • Incumbent Democrat Judy Chu, first elected in 2009, and Republican April Verlato, a former mayor of Arcadia, advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Judy ChuDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, CA-28 (since 2009)Full profile →April VerlatoRFormer Mayor of Arcadia, California (mayor beginning 2020; Arcadia City Council member since 2016)Full profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[45][46][47]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • April Verlato
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[40][41][42][43]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • April Verlato
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • April Verlato
    In their own words[18]
    “By advocating for stronger border security measures and supporting law enforcement, April aims to safeguard the well-being of all Californians.”

    On her campaign website's Issues page (third-person campaign text)

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][36][35]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • April Verlato
    In their own words[18]
    “her support for legislation aimed at controlling mandatory spending and opposing tax increases”

    On her campaign website's Issues page (third-person campaign text)

Expand public health coverage

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][31][32][33]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • April Verlato
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][34][35]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • April Verlato
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Judy Chu
    —
  • April Verlato
    In their own words[18]
    “April has, for every year in her 2 terms on the city council, voted to support all plans, ordinances, and budget requests from the Police Chief.”

    On her campaign website's Issues page (third-person campaign text)

Raise the minimum wage

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[44]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • April Verlato
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[39]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • April Verlato
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • April Verlato
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • April Verlato
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Judy Chu
    Recorded votes[37][38]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • April Verlato
    —

Research notes & limits

Judy Chu has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; positions and priorities were drawn from her official House issues pages and press releases. Her federal floor votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. April Verlato has not completed the 2026 survey either; her campaign-website statements (quoted by Ballotpedia) were general enough that specific issue-key positions were not confidently attributable, so positions are omitted per the research standard. April Verlato: campaign website Issues page (undated, third-person text) yields statements only; no direct position on a fixed issue statement, and no Ballotpedia survey. April Verlato: campaign website Issues page (undated, third-person text) yields statements only; no direct position on a fixed issue statement, and no Ballotpedia survey. Biography expansion: Judy Chu's biography draws on her official House biography page, Ballotpedia and Wikipedia (her birth year is from Wikipedia only; bioguide.congress.gov could not be used); April Verlato has no official bio page found and her mayoral dates differ between sources, so they are omitted.

Sources · 50

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  7. 7.Rep. Chu Slams Trump's Tariff Tax Increases for Americans · Office of Rep. Judy Chu · 2025-04-02 Candidate's own words
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