Steve Cohen

§1On the ballot

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§2Who they are

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Steve Cohen worked in broadcast journalism for fifty years, including twenty years as news director of KUSI-TV in San Diego.^3,4 Before joining KUSI, he covered California politics from Los Angeles for more than a decade beginning in 1982, and his ballot designation is Television News Consultant.^3,5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running because he has watched rising housing, grocery and health care costs push San Diego families behind, and that the district deserves a representative who answers to voters rather than Washington lobbyists.^3,4

Websites and accounts

• Campaign websitecohenforcongressca50.com^4,6
• Instagraminstagram.com/cohen_for_congress⁴
• X (Twitter)x.com/scohenCA50⁴

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

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Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.⁷

Where the money came from