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U.S. House, District 37: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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Samantha Mota

Running for U.S. House · California District 37

NationalDemocrat

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

U.S. House · California District 37

NationalDemocrat

Samantha MotaCandidateSydney Kamlager-DoveCurrent rep

Job fit

Samantha Mota

Education

  • I attended Santa Monica College for Political Science 1

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Offices held

  • California State Senate in 2021 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Samantha Mota

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

Samantha Mota

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$388Klarge donors$377Kcompanies$126Klabor unions$124Kindustryassociations$58KOther kinds ofdonors$85K$1.2M raised
$387,9514Small individual donors
$376,7094Large individual donors

Checks

Samantha Mota

No voting record to check yet

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Samantha Mota for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money