Trevor Merrell
Trevor Merrell (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 4th Congressional District. Merrell declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Merrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 4
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Mike Thompson (D) | |
 | Eric Jones (D) | |
Trevor Merrell (D)  | ||
| Sharon Brown (R) | ||
 | Heath Fulkerson (R) | |
| Mandy Ghusar (R) | ||
| Laurie MacKenzie (R) | ||
 | John Wesley Tyler (Independent) | |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Trevor Merrell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Merrell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Time is running out for us to protect our water, our workers, and our way of life from the effects of AI. In a district like ours, we need to act immediately. We will establish a national moratorium on these data centers to protect our communities from unparalleled job losses, the depletion of our natural resources, and the untold risks that AI poses to our culture and our children.
These massive complexes generate billions of dollars in profits for Silicon Valley billionaires and the politicians they have paid off. In exchange, they offer us tap water filled with toxic chemicals, power bills dramatically higher than the already-absurd ones we currently pay, and the rapid automation of our jobs.
I will refuse that offer on your behalf. - As both a former nursing assistant and a Case Manager for adults with disabilities, I have worked many long nights on hospital floors. I’ve watched our broken healthcare system reduce human beings to numbers on a balance sheet in the most vulnerable moments of their entire lives. We need to move to a single-payer system where patients and providers come first, not shareholders. I strongly support Medicare for All, including coverage for dental, hearing, vision, mental health, and in-home care. Our seniors deserve to retire in dignity, and in the company of the people they love. Lastly, I support a national mobilization to combat chronic disease by investing in preventative care and banning toxic chemicals from our food.
- I have lived here my entire life. I know the pain of fleeing your home in the middle of the night to escape a fire caused by PG&E. I know the fear that grips you when you step outside and smell smoke in the air. It is unacceptable to me that our current leaders have taken their bribes and allowed their executives to get away with paying fines and settlements instead of serving time behind bars. We need to criminally charge PG&E executives and bring their infrastructure into public ownership. I will also demand that the next governor of our state appoints members to the CPUC who will freeze utility rates and return them to pre-2020 levels.
If you elect me to Congress, I will fight to:
1. Ban Wall Street investors from buying up single-family homes.
2. Cap credit card interest rates at 10%.
3. Ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks and crypto for life.
4. Repeal Citizens United and create a public campaign finance system.
5. Cap overdraft fees at $3.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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