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U.S. House, District 49: who gets your vote?

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Mike Levin

Mike Levin

U.S. House · California District 49

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Armen Kurdian

Armen Kurdian

Running for U.S. House · California District 49

NationalRepublican

Mike LevinCurrent repArmen KurdianChallenger

Job fit

Mike Levin

Education

  • attended Duke University School of Law 1

Armen Kurdian

Offices held

  • For 25 years, I served our nation in the U.S. Navy. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Mike Levin

No stated positions on file yet.

Armen Kurdian

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Kurdian's Jobs platform pledges to 'cut job-killing regulations' and 'cut the regulations that push employers out of California' to support small business. 3
  • Crime & safety
    Kurdian's issues page pledges to 'restore law and order in our neighborhoods' and 'crack down on fentanyl and cartel trafficking,' backing police and first responders. 3
  • Climate & energy
    Kurdian 'supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy' emphasizing domestic oil and gas production and reduced dependence on foreign oil, with no mention of emissions-reduction mandates. 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Immigration

More on their website →

How they voted on top issues

Mike Levin

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 4

Armen Kurdian

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Mike Levin

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$217Klarge donors$2.3Mlabor unions$119Kindustryassociations$73Kotherpoliticians$58KOther kinds ofdonors$135K$3.2M raised
$216,7385Small individual donors
$2,338,8095Large individual donors

Armen Kurdian

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$7Klarge donors$35K$43K raised
$7,0646Small individual donors
$34,9536Large individual donors

Checks

Mike Levin

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Armen Kurdian

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. About | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Armen Kurdian campaign biography (site application source) · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. kurdianforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money