Democrat · California's 1st District · 2026
Mike McGuire
McGuire grew up in Healdsburg, raised by his mother and grandmother in a family that farmed prunes and grapes.
Biography
Mike McGuire met his wife, Erika, at Sonoma State and remembers eventually persuading her to get a burger with him.1 They now raise a son in Geyserville, sharing their home with a pug named Gertrude and a flock of chickens.2
He was raised by his mother and grandmother in a family that grew prunes and grapes in Sonoma County's Alexander Valley.3 He began working full time at 16 and worked his way through college.2 McGuire earned a political science degree at Sonoma State in 2002 and built a career in radio and television.3
He won a Healdsburg School Board seat at 19 while attending college, later joined the City Council and became the city's youngest mayor.1 Election to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors followed in 2010, then the state Senate in 2014.1 He led the Senate as president pro tempore from 2024 to 2025.4 He authored SB138, a 2017 law requiring use of Medi-Cal data to identify children eligible for school meal programs.5
His published congressional positions include Medicare for All, stronger protections for LGBTQ people and more investment in wildfire prevention.4 He favors repealing tariffs, expanding housing tax credits and support for first home purchases, and reversing tax breaks for billionaires.4 McGuire faces Republican James Gallagher in the district's November election.6