United States Representative, 32nd District in Congressional District 32, California

2026 Primary Election

• Marena Lin — Candidate in Information not available, California

  Marena Lin is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 32nd Congressional District. She has a background as a tech worker with knowledge of artificial intelligence. She has also sponsored an asylum seeker.

• Josh Sautter — President and Vice President, Encino Neighborhood Council in Encino, California

  Josh Sautter is a community organizer and a twice-elected member of the Encino Neighborhood Council, where he has served as both President and Vice President. He is also an elected delegate to the California Democratic Party. As a community leader, he helped secure $22 million for improvements to the Sepulveda Basin and organized neighborhood public safety efforts.

• Douglas Smith — Stage Manager in Reseda, California

  Douglas Smith was born in New York, New York, and currently resides in Reseda, California. He attended UCLA and Otis Parsons. For forty years, he has worked as a stage manager in the television industry, working on major events like the Academy Awards and the Grammys. He is a longtime member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and has served for three terms as a Council member. He has also been a musician in indie bands. He previously ran for the same seat in the March 2024 primary and was defeated.

• Jake Levine — Candidate for Congress, CA-32 in Los Angeles, CA

  Jake Levine is a clean energy advocate, national security professional, and business leader. He has served in the Biden Administration, including as a senior climate and energy aide on the White House's National Security Council, and in the Obama White House. Levine was also the Chief Climate Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). An attorney by training, he was Senior Counsel to California State Senator Fran Pavley, where he helped draft landmark climate legislation. He also served as Chief of Staff to the President of Opower, a clean tech software firm. Levine holds a B.A. and a law degree from Harvard. His father, Mel Levine, is a former member of Congress.

• Anna Wilding — Filmmaker, Photographer, and former White House Correspondent in Los Angeles, California

  Anna Wilding is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, business founder, and former Senior White House Correspondent. She has lived in the United States for over 30 years and has worked in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Her career includes work in entertainment law, intellectual property, and business negotiations. She has founded a nonprofit, owned a small business, and her work in the entertainment industry has contributed to over $1.5 billion at the global box office. Wilding also served in the Civil Air Patrol during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Dory Benami — Small Business Owner in Tarzana, California

  Dory Benami was born in Israel and came to the San Fernando Valley with his family at the age of two. The son of a film producer and a small business owner himself, he has firsthand experience navigating regulations, creating jobs, and making payroll. He previously worked on Democratic campaigns and identifies as a pragmatic Democrat focused on affordability, economic growth, and strong American leadership. Benami has said the October 7 attacks were a turning point for him and ultimately prompted his decision to run for office.

• Brad Sherman — Incumbent, U.S. Representative for California's 32nd Congressional District in Sherman Oaks, California

  Bradley "Brad" James Sherman, born in Los Angeles, has been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. He currently represents California's 32nd district. Before his congressional career, he served on the California State Board of Equalization. Sherman is a Certified Public Accountant and a tax law specialist. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

• Christopher Ahuja — Small Business Owner in Woodland Hills, California

  Christopher Ahuja is a small business owner and community organizer who was born in Fontana, California, and has resided in the San Fernando Valley for over two decades. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, San Bernardino, and a Public Leadership Credential from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In 2008, he co-founded Avant Artists, a boutique talent agency. Ahuja has been actively involved in his community, serving on the Tarzana Neighborhood Council, as Chair of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance, and as Treasurer for Feel the Bern SFV. His political activism was spurred by personal experiences, including his daughter's illness which highlighted for him the inequalities in the healthcare system.

• Larry Thompson — Republican Candidate for United States Congress in California's 32nd District in Malibu, CA

  Larry Thompson, acclaimed Hollywood talent manager and veteran film producer, lawyer, book packager, author, Broadway Producer, and motivational speaker, is founder and President of the Larry A. Thompson Organization, a next-generation, Los Angeles based Talent Management, Motion Picture, Television, and New Media Production Studio. Thompson has managed the careers of over 250 Stars and produced 21 Movies for Television, 5 Motion Pictures, 2 Television Series, 12 Television Specials, and various Series Pilots. He is also the author of the Best-Selling self help book Shine: A Powerful 4-Step Plan For Becoming A Star In Anything You Do. Thompson has received the Industry’s prestigious Vision Award and his productions have won 2 Accolade Awards, 2 Imagen Awards, The Epiphany Prize, The Wilbur Award, The Christopher Award, and have received Nominations for 10 Emmys, 6 Imagen Awards, 2 Prism Awards, the Humanitas Prize, and a Golden Globe. He serves on the Advisory Boards of The Delta Blues Museum, Paulist Productions, and Good News Communications. He is a Founding Member Enthusiast of the Museum of The Bible in Washington, D.C. and a Charter Member of the United States Capitol Historical Society. He is perennially listed in Who’s Who In America and Who’s Who In The World, and on August 1, 2018, Thompson was awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who. The National Conference of Personal Managers inducted Thompson into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame on May 12, 2016. Thompson was also honored on September 19, 2013, by the Talent Managers Association with the prestigious Seymour Heller Award for Lifetime Achievement in Talent Management. These two entertainment industry awards are the highest honors a personal manager can receive for representing talent. Thompson was Knighted in Rome, Italy on May 20, 2017. Grand Prior, Prince Lorenzo de' Medici, sponsored Thompson, an American of Italian Heritage, into the prestigious Order of Saint Martin of Mount of the Beatitudes as a "Patron of the Arts and Protector of the Most Needy". See the Investiture Video. Thompson was born, raised, and educated in Mississippi. After finishing law school at the University of Mississippi in 1968, he drove three days to the corner of Hollywood and Vine to start his dream career in show business. Also from 1968 to 1974, Thompson served in the United States Army Reserve's Judge Advocate General's Corps mostly in Torrance, California. As a long time active Republican, Thompson was a Republican Eagle 1981, '82, '83 (Donated to RNC a minimum of $10,000 per Year). He was a RNC Member '81,'82, '83, '84 He was the recipient of the Republican Presidential Taskforce's Medal of Merit Presented to him by President Ronald Reagan 1981. Personal Talent Manager for President Ronald Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, 1982-1986 He co-wrote speeches and prepared President Gerald Ford personally for his Republican National Convention address in 1976 Employed President Gerald Ford's Daughter, Susan Ford, to costar on the Jim Nabor's Show, which Thompson produced all 75 episodes. 1978 Thompson was the California Campaign Co-Chairman for Senator Bob Dole's Presidential Campaign. 1996 He Ran for US Congress CA37 as an Independent in 2020. Karen Bass won. In 2024, he ran for US Congress CA32 as the unanimously endorsed Republican Party candidate. His opponent Rep. Brad Sherman (D) won. Thompson lives in Malibu and enjoys spending time with his daughter, Taylor, and son, Trevor. Why Me? I can win. I can beat incumbent, Brad Sherman (D). I am a business man and not a politician. I have lived here for most of my life, and I have seen a lot. I now want, with your support, to use my many experiences to help improve some of the things that I am now seeing. I want to help YOU. I always vote the issues and the person not the political party. I encourage you to do the same. I ask you for your vote.