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Candidate profile: Saikat Chakrabarti in California’s 11th

Saikat Chakrabarti is one of four candidates listed in California’s 11th Congressional District race for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Candidate profile: Saikat Chakrabarti in California’s 11th

Key takeaways

  • Saikat Chakrabarti is a Democrat running in CA-11.
  • The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • Four candidates are listed in the contested race.
  • No candidate has a biography or documented policy positions on file.
  • Chakrabarti’s finance entry lists $0 raised and $0 spent.

The CA-11 race

Saikat Chakrabarti is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in California’s 11th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

Four candidates are listed in the race: Cole Bettles, Saikat Chakrabarti, Nathan Deer and Connie Chan. Bettles, Chakrabarti and Chan are listed as Democrats. Deer is listed with the designation NNE.

No biography is on file for any of the four candidates. There are also no documented policy positions on file for any candidate, so the entries do not establish where they stand on issues before Congress or matters affecting the district.

The four candidates

Cole Bettles

Cole Bettles is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography or documented policy positions are on file. Bettles’ campaign finance entry shows $0 raised and $0 spent. A cash-on-hand amount is not on file.

Saikat Chakrabarti

Saikat Chakrabarti is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography or documented policy positions are on file. Chakrabarti’s campaign finance entry shows $0 raised and $0 spent. A cash-on-hand amount is not on file.

Nathan Deer

Nathan Deer is listed as an NNE candidate. No biography or documented policy positions are on file. Deer’s campaign finance entry shows $3,987.42 raised and $3,987.42 spent. A cash-on-hand amount is not on file.

Connie Chan

Connie Chan is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography or documented policy positions are on file. Chan’s campaign finance entry shows $1,094,321.06 raised and $732,236.42 spent. A cash-on-hand amount is not on file.

Campaign finance entries

The four campaign entries together list raised and spent. Those totals come from adding the individual figures for each candidate.

Chan’s entry accounts for $1,094,321.06 raised and $732,236.42 spent. Deer’s entry accounts for $3,987.42 in both categories. Bettles and Chakrabarti each have entries of $0 raised and $0 spent.

The difference between a candidate’s listed fundraising and spending should not be treated as that candidate’s cash on hand. No cash-on-hand figure is on file for Bettles, Chakrabarti, Deer or Chan.

What voters can track

The Nov. 3, 2026, general election will determine who represents California’s 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House. The listed field currently gives voters four choices, including three candidates identified as Democrats and one identified as NNE.

Candidate biographies and documented positions would add details about each person’s experience and approach to federal policy. None are on file for Bettles, Chakrabarti, Deer or Chan. Future campaign finance entries may also change the amounts recorded as raised and spent, while a cash-on-hand figure would provide a separate measure for each campaign.

What to watch

  • Whether candidate biographies are filed
  • Whether documented policy positions are added
  • Changes to campaign fundraising and spending entries
  • Whether cash-on-hand figures are filed

Who's running: U.S. House, District 11

Election day: November 3, 2026

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