Democratic
Judy Chu
Incumbent representative for CA-28. Voting record, ideology and biography →
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California District 28 election, 2026
Judy Chu vs. April Verlato on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Judy Chu favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+32.1
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+26.12026 national environment
D+6.6District polls
noneForecast spread
±7.8 pointsMargin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Democratic incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.
Republican
April Verlato
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CA-28. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Pressure Rises on Home Depot to Address ICE Raids at Stores
Pressure is rising on Home Depot to do something—say something—about the raids taking place at its stores. In Washington, DC, over two dozen members of Congress signed a letter to the company in a letter requesting answers about the Immigration and Customs En…
Common Dreams · July 8, 2026
Judy Chu doesn’t know much about Woodrow Wilson — but here’s why you should
Judy Chu, a Democrat who has been in Congress for 17 years, faced a straightforward question in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing this week: Who was the U.S. president during World War I? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tossed her that softball amid…
New York Post · June 4, 2026
California Rep’s jaw-dropping reply when Scott Bessent asks question every 10th grader can answer
California Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu got into a vicious back-and-forth over the Iran war with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Thursday — but was caught flat-footed when asked who the president was during World War I. At a House Ways and Means Committ…
Freerepublic.com · June 4, 2026
Bessent Stumps Democratic Rep. Judy Chu With Middle School Trivia Question
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stumped Democratic California Rep. Judy Chu with a question about World War I.
The Daily Caller · June 4, 2026
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