Anthony Dang · CA-15

Where We Go From Here

To everyone who stood with us, thank you. We came in third in the June primary and did not advance to the general, but I want to be clear that this is not the end of anything.

We built this campaign with very little time and almost no money, and since none of us had ever done this before, we made our share of mistakes and learned as we went, but I’m proud of what we did regardless. A third-place finish and an endorsement in a crowded field, built from nothing, is proof that the mission resonates with people who are tired of being told to sit down and wait their turn while the same establishment runs the same tired playbook.

That’s why I’m keeping the committee open and this platform online, because the work that brought us together does not end with a single election. After decades of decay and inaction, the people of this district still deserve leaders who are willing to challenge the people in power and fight for the rest of us, and that fight is far from finished. I believe it’s only getting started, and I hope you’ll stay with us for everything that comes next.

About Anthony

Not a politician. A public servant.

Anthony Dang during his service in the Marine Corps

The grave of Andrew Dang, Anthony's brother, killed in action in Ramadi, Iraq in 2004

I grew up in Foster City and I currently live in Belmont with my wife Anne, who is also a Marine Corps veteran, and our two boys.

My brother Andrew was killed in action in Ramadi, Iraq, back in 2004, when I was 18 and still in high school. I enlisted in the Marine Corps the next day. Two years later, I was in Iraq myself. I got shot, survived two IED blasts, and lost close friends. I came home disabled, mentally broken, and cast aside by society.

I started at community college, went to UCSD, and then Harvard where I got my Master’s in Public Administration. I built veteran nonprofits, worked at the Pentagon, and then spent years in defense doing financial oversight for one of the biggest defense contractors in the country. I found problems with the entire industry and called them out. The retaliation cost me my career. I was featured in a More Perfect Union exposé about waste in the defense industry.

My dad is a Vietnam War refugee. My mom is Mexican-Native American. My son is autistic and the system is not built for families like ours. I’m not rich or politically connected. I’m pretty much just a dude in Belmont with a Harvard degree and a strong opinion that this district and all Americans deserve better.

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May 13, 2026

The Platform

Where I Stand

Government should serve people, not corporations, billionaires, or the politically connected. Every position here is grounded in something I have actually lived through.

Housing & Cost of Living

The median household income in San Mateo County is $159,000 and people still can't afford to live here. We let housing turn into an investment vehicle instead of something people actually live in. Corporate landlords are squeezing our communities dry.

Government Accountability

We are watching the most brazen looting of the American government in modern history. I blew the whistle on fraud at a major defense contractor. I know where the money goes, who is stealing it, and what it takes to make them stop.

Immigration

My dad is a Vietnam War refugee. In a district where roughly 25% of the population is Hispanic and over 30% is Asian, the weaponization of federal agencies against our communities is not abstract. It is personal.

Education & Childcare

Teachers can't afford to live where they teach. Childcare costs rival mortgage payments. I have a son who is autistic and I have seen firsthand how hard families have to fight just to get the services their kids are legally entitled to.

Healthcare

Healthcare in this country is designed to extract maximum profit from people at their most vulnerable. Nobody should go bankrupt because they got sick. Nobody should ration insulin. Healthcare is a right, not a revenue stream.

Reproductive Rights

Reproductive rights have been in active retreat since Roe was overturned. The decision about whether to continue a pregnancy belongs to the woman, not to a state legislature acting on religious doctrine. The federal law has to codify that right and protect access to care across state lines.

Climate & Environmental Justice

Corporations spent decades hiding what they knew about climate change while buying enough politicians to block every regulation. We need to move from an economy built on extracting energy to one built on harvesting it, and we need real criminal accountability for the executives who caused this.

Workers' Rights & Labor

Wages have been stagnant for decades while corporate profits hit record highs. We need living wages, the right to organize without retaliation, and strong unions to stand up against monopolies and corporate consolidation. The system is built to protect the people at the top. We need to change that.

Economic Justice

The country isn't broke; it's being looted. The richest 400 families now hold more wealth than the bottom half of the country combined. We need a living wage, taxes on executive stock and options at the same rate as wages, a wealth tax above a high threshold, and an end to the dynasty trusts that let billionaire families compound wealth across generations.

Democracy & Voting Rights

The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act. States are purging voter rolls, gerrymandering districts, and passing laws designed to keep people from voting. Politicians are choosing their voters instead of voters choosing their politicians. We need to take that power back.

Foreign Policy

Most members of Congress who vote on wars have never fought in one. My brother was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, and I deployed two years later. What's happening in Gaza is a genocide and the U.S. is funding it. I take no money from defense contractors or AIPAC, and I support an immediate ceasefire.

Veterans & Military Families

I came home from Iraq disabled and cast aside. The VA is overwhelmed, benefits processing is a nightmare, and military families are treated as expendable. We owe veterans more than a bumper sticker and a thank-you-for-your-service.

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