Jasmeet Bains

Jasmeet Bains is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California's 22nd district in the 2026 election cycle, having previously served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 35th district since December 2022. Bains, a family physician and first-generation American born in Delano, California, to Punjabi Sikh immigrants, was first elected to the California State Assembly in November 2022 and re-elected in 2024. She has sponsored legislation to recognize the 1984 Sikh genocide, co-sponsored a bill to ban caste discrimination, and supported Proposition 36 and a bill to increase sentencing for child torture. She introduced a bill in April 2025 to establish a new University of California medical school in Kern County to address regional healthcare disparities, and her campaign reported $1,580,360 in total receipts and $44,356 in cash on hand for the 2026 election cycle. Bains was the only Democrat in the California State Assembly to vote against Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 in August 2025, and she has voted against several Democratic proposals on oil and gas legislation, including being removed from the Assembly Business and Professions Committee in August 2023.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; grokipedia.com/page/Jasmeet_Bains; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmeet_Bains; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA22208/).