CA-07: Sacramento City Council majority backs Rep. Doris Matsui as Councilmember Mai Vang pushes progressive bid
Congresswoman Doris Matsui will face a progressive challenger in June from within her own party. That challenger, Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang, sits on the same city council that just endorsed her.
Six of Sacramento’s councilmembers, including Mayor Kevin McCarty, stood with the 81-year-old incumbent Matsui to announce their support for her re-election in California’s 7th District.
“I’m deeply grateful to stand here beside Mayor McCarty and the majority of the Sacramento City Council, who are lending their support to my re-election,” Matsui said. “I’d like to think that their support really does reflect the years that we spent building real partnership.”
At a press conference hosted by Matui’s office, McCarty and the other councilmembers shared why they chose to stand beside her. They pointed to the federal funding Matsui has brought to the region. They credited her with securing billions in federal funding for flood control and transit projects, including the Sacramento Regional Transit Downtown Streetcar Project.
https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/02/18/sacramento-city-council-majority-backs-rep-doris-matsui-re-election-as-councilmember-mai-vang-pushes-progressive-bid/
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