Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a tech millionaire, is running a far-left primary campaign against Nancy Pelosi for the 2026 election. With significant personal wealth, he contrasts with past challengers who generally lost. Chakrabarti's campaign represents a growing frustration within the left-wing of the Democratic Party, criticizing the current Congress as 'paralyzed and unprepared' for challenges from the right. As Pelosi seeks her 21st term, Chakrabarti aims to represent a new era in progressive leadership for San Francisco.
I've got a lot of respect for a lot of what Nancy Pelosi has accomplished in her time in Congress, but I just think we're in a different era.
Chakrabarti describes the current Democratic Congress as 'paralyzed and unprepared' for the onslaught of Trump’s second term.
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