U.S. House · California's 47th District

Coastal and central Orange County, including Irvine and surrounding communities. Redrawn under Proposition 50 (approved November 2025).

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 24 claims re-checked against their sources · 1 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Corrected context claim from 'ahead of six other candidates' to 'ahead of seven other candidates' — the June 2, 2026 primary had 9 total candidates (Min, Le Roux, and 7 others: Miranda, Maxsenti, Brough, Gonzales, Troutman, Reid, Patino), per Ballotpedia.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEDave Min
D
Jenny Rae Le Roux
R
Protect legal access to abortionSupports[2]—
Stricter gun lawsSupports[2]—
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed[5][6][7][8]votes—
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[6][7][8]votes—
Expand public health coverageSupports[6][7][8][9]votes—
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[6][7][8]votes—
Increase police funding and staffing—Supports[4]
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[10]votes—

The candidates, in full

Dave Min

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative for California's 47th District (since 2025)

Won the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with 45.4% of the vote.

Dave Min is the Democratic incumbent seeking re-election in the 47th District, first elected in 2024. He previously served in the California State Senate and worked as an SEC enforcement attorney and UC Irvine law professor.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the Joint Economic Committee, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Natural Resources for the 2025-2026 term.[1]
  • billAs a California state senator, sponsored roughly 28 bills that were enacted, including eight related to protections for domestic-violence survivors, according to his campaign.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Says he authored a California ballot proposition adding abortion and contraception access to the state constitution and has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood.[2]

  • SupportsStricter gun laws

    Says he passed state legislation prohibiting gun shows on state property and has an 'F' rating from the NRA.[2]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    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.[6][7][8]

    What they say: Says he authored legislation to end offshore oil drilling and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and has a 100% rating from the Sierra Club.[2]

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes 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.[5][6][7][8]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    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).[6][7][8][9]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[6][7][8]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[10]

In their words — priorities

  • Reproductive freedom, citing his authorship of a California constitutional amendment on abortion and contraception access.[2]
  • Gun violence prevention, citing legislation he passed prohibiting gun shows on state property.[2]
  • Climate action, citing legislation he authored to end offshore oil drilling.[2]

Background

  • Earned a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1999, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2002.[1]
  • Worked as an enforcement attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a senior economic policy advisor to Sen. Chuck Schumer, a UC Irvine law professor, and an economic policy director at the Center for American Progress.[1]
  • Served in the California State Senate before his election to Congress in 2024, where his campaign says he passed 28 bills, including eight protecting domestic-violence survivors.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $3.4M · spent $1.7M · $1.9M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Jenny Rae Le Roux

R

Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with 25.0% of the vote.

Jenny Rae Le Roux is the Republican candidate in the 47th District. She is a business owner and management consultant who previously ran as a Republican candidate for California governor in 2022.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

    In her 2022 gubernatorial campaign, said she would work to retain and hire new police officers, support pay increases for officers, and stop prison closures.[4]

In their words — priorities

  • Public safety, citing rising crime rates and reduced sentencing in California as reasons to increase police staffing.[4]

Background

  • Born in Memphis, Tennessee; earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia in 2002 and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 2018.[3]
  • Career experience includes owning a business and working as managing director of Management Consulted, as well as working as an author and strategic advisor.[3]
  • Endorsed in this race by the Republican Party of California.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $376K · spent $247K · $129K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research from Ballotpedia and campaign-site material; federal key votes and FEC totals for the incumbent are added separately.

Sources · 10

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

  1. 1.Dave Min · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Dave Min Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Jenny Rae Le Roux · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.Jenny Rae Le Roux campaign website, quoted on Ballotpedia (2022) · Jenny Rae Le Roux for Governor (via Ballotpedia) Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  6. 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record