Rose Penelope Yee
Rose Penelope Yee (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 1st Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Rose Penelope Yee earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of San Agustín and an M.B.A. from the Asian Institute of Management. Yee's career experience includes co-founding and working as the CEO of Green Retirement, Inc.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 1
Incumbent Doug LaMalfa, James Salegui, Casey Stewart, and Rose Penelope Yee are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Doug LaMalfa (R) | |
| James Salegui (D) | ||
| Casey Stewart (D) | ||
 | Rose Penelope Yee (D) | |
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2024
See also: California's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
California's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 1
Incumbent Doug LaMalfa defeated Rose Penelope Yee in the general election for U.S. House California District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug LaMalfa (R) | 65.3 | 208,592 |
| Rose Penelope Yee (D) | 34.7 | 110,636 | |
| Total votes: 319,228 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 1
Incumbent Doug LaMalfa and Rose Penelope Yee defeated Mike Doran in the primary for U.S. House California District 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug LaMalfa (R) | 66.7 | 122,858 |
| ✔ | | Rose Penelope Yee (D) | 22.6 | 41,669 |
 | Mike Doran (D) | 10.7 | 19,734 | |
| Total votes: 184,261 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ashkan Nazarian (R)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joanna Warrens (D)
- Trenten Phillips (No party preference)
- Janai Meeks (No party preference)
- John Kelly (R)
- Jeffrey Lavin (L)
- Aaron Webster (D)
- Albert Vitela (D)
Endorsements
To view Yee's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Yee in this election.
2022
See also: California's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 1
Incumbent Doug LaMalfa defeated Max Steiner in the general election for U.S. House California District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug LaMalfa (R) | 62.1 | 152,839 |
 | Max Steiner (D) | 37.9 | 93,386 | |
| Total votes: 246,225 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 1
Incumbent Doug LaMalfa and Max Steiner defeated Tim Geist and Rose Penelope Yee in the primary for U.S. House California District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug LaMalfa (R) | 57.1 | 96,858 |
| ✔ | | Max Steiner (D) | 32.8 | 55,549 |
 | Tim Geist (R) | 6.7 | 11,408 | |
| Rose Penelope Yee (Independent) | 3.4 | 5,777 | |
| Total votes: 169,592 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcus Godfrey (L)
- Robert Lydon (D)
- David Zink (D)
- Jonathon Ramos (Federalist Party)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Rose Penelope Yee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yee's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I co-founded Green Retirement, a California Benefit Corporation and a founding B Corp, a financial firm that specializes in fossil-free and environmentally and socially-responsible investing in 401k’s with clients all over the country. I'm a founding signatory to the Divest/Invest movement to stop the financing of the extractive fossil fuel industry.
I've been recognized by my industry. In 2015, The National Association of Plan Advisors gave me a Captain of Industry Award in its inaugural recognition of the role of women in the industry. I've have been recognized by the responsible business community: I was awarded the B Economy Leadership Award by B Corporations in 2017. For organizing and founding WeTheChange, a collective of B Corp women CEOs, I and my co-founders received the B Collective Award in 2018 and 2019. For the work that I've demonstrated as an environmentally and socially responsible business leader, I was recognized by Conscious Company Media as one of the World Changing Women of 2020. I've served on nonprofit boards, the latest of which was the American Sustainable Business Network.- We need to protect our democracy. As such, I will advocate for the repeal of Citizens United and the public financing of elections. I will also push for creative ways of curbing the influence of money on our electoral process. One such thing I would put for consideration is to limit the spending on advertising by the candidate and any political action committees to $5,000.00 for federal offices and $2,000 for state offices and down ballot races.
- Americans are hurting. Wages have not increased in relation to the cost of living. Groceries, gas, and rent have gone way up. We need to stop the profiteering of big business. I will advocate for rent stabilization, a measure aimed at eliminating private equity from the rental market. I will advocate for a living wage and the right of employees to unionize so as to offer more purchasing power to workers. I will push for a Federal Jobs Guarantee that will offer living wage jobs and a pathway to the middle class. I will advocate the use of the CPI-E index for Social Security recipients so that it reflects th higher cost of living index for the elderly. I will fight against privatization of Social Security.
- Healthcare is a human right. We need a universal single payer nonprofit system like Medicare for All.
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Campaign website
Yee's campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare Freedom We all deserve the freedom to get the healthcare we need without risking bankruptcy or being forced to give up control over our own bodies. Educational Freedom We all deserve the freedom to develop our talents by seeking the education and training we need without taking on crippling student loan debt. Financial Freedom We all deserve the freedom to work at a single job that pays enough to support us, to live without anxiety over unaffordable rent, and to retire without fear of sinking into poverty if anything goes wrong. Freedom to Live in a Safe Environment We all deserve the freedom to drink tap water without hesitation, to invest in our homes without fear of raging wildfires, and to enjoy healthy forests, grasslands and waterways. Freedom to Participate in a Real Democracy We need to free ourselves from the excessive influence of corporations and the wealthy, and prioritize the welfare of all Americans above handouts for millionaires and billionaires.[2] |
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| —Rose Penelope Yee's campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
Rose Penelope Yee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rose Penelope Yee, CPFA, CHSA," accessed May 18, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rose Penelope Yee's campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 18, 2024
