U.S. House Candidate Profile

Stephen Clemons

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DemocraticU.S. HouseCalifornia48

Background

Stephen Clemons is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in California's 48th congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 18, 2026, Stephen Clemons's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 cycle report that Stephen Clemons's campaign had total receipts of $0, total disbursements of $0, and cash on hand of $0. Stephen Clemons, born in 1962, is an American journalist and blogger who has served as Founding Editor at Large at Semafor since March 2022, editor at large of the National Interest, editor of AtlanticLIVE, and a senior fellow.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA48351/); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Clemons; c-span.org/person/steven-c-clemons/83639/; theatlantic.com/author/steve-clemons/; c-span.org/clip/washington-journal/national-intere….

Last updated 2026-08-05.

Sourced summary

Stephen Clemons is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Stephen Clemons reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Stephen Clemons is listed by the FEC as a Democratic candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Stephen Clemons's committee id is C00936393

Stephen Clemons's latest reported receipts $0, disbursements $0, cash on hand $0. fec.gov

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Stephen Clemons profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 24. Primary-source references 24. First seen 2026-05-06. Last seen 2026-05-09. Profile record updated 2026-05-09.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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