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U.S. House — California 17th Congressional District

June 2026 California Primary June 2, 2026 Upcoming

✦ AI Race Summary

CA-17 covers Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Newark, and Fremont — the heart of Silicon Valley's hardware corridor. Incumbent Ro Khanna (D) is running for a sixth term against a serious Democratic primary challenge from tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal, who has framed the race around Khanna's family stock-trading record and federal wealth-tax positioning.

Candidates · sorted by endorsements

Ethan Agarwal

Democrat · tech entrepreneur

Silicon Valley entrepreneur who founded two startups that raised more than $100M combined; son of a semiconductor entrepreneur and Los Gatos native. First-time political candidate.

BAJC-Action · Endorsed

Hindu United Vote · Endorsed

Ro Khanna

Democrat · U.S. Representative (incumbent)

Five-term U.S. Representative; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Obama. Yale Law graduate, intellectual-property lawyer at Wilson Sonsini before politics. Member of the House Armed Services Committee.

BAJC-Action · Opposed

Hindu United Vote · Opposed

Mike Katz

Democrat · cybersecurity engineer / researcher

Cybersecurity engineer and researcher; first-time candidate.