Doris O. Matsui
Democrat · CA-7 · U.S. House
Bio
Doris Okada Matsui is an American politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 7th congressional district since 2005. She succeeded her husband, Bob Matsui. The district, numbered as the 5th from 2005 to 2013 and the 6th from 2013 to 2023, is based in Sacramento.
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'Voters Are Seeing Through the Bullshit': Progressives Take Down Corporate Dems NationwideProgressive candidates have swept to victory against establishment opponents in Democratic primary races across the US, including on Tuesday, as voters turn out in support of working-class champions who have spurned corporate money and vowed to pursue transfo…
Common Dreams · June 10, 2026- Doris Matsui faces generational challenge in November - Politico
Doris Matsui faces generational challenge in NovemberPolitico Doris Matsui Will Face Democratic Challenger in Intraparty Generational FightThe New York Times Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang leads Sacramento primary, heading to NovemberSacramento Bee Mai Van…
Slashdot.org · June 10, 2026 
A Campaign For Generational Change Comes To This Democratic District In CaliforniaIncumbent Rep. Doris Matsui, 81, will face progressive Democrat Mai Vang, 41, as a result of California's June 2 primaries.
HuffPost · June 9, 2026
Golden State Democrats’ Next Challenge: Fix CaliforniaIt’s a quiet Tuesday morning in Sacramento. On any given weekday this past year, the City of Trees is normally bustling with state workers heading to their offices, construction workers hammering away at the new Capitol Annex, or City Parking Enforcement Offi…
The New Republic · June 9, 2026
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