Dr. Jasmeet Bains is a physician, small-business owner, and California State Assemblymember running for Congress in California’s 22nd District. Raised in California’s Central Valley, Bains comes from a family of immigrants who instilled in her the values of hard work, education, and service to community. Those values guided her path into medicine, where she dedicated her career to caring for families across the region.
As a physician practicing in the Central Valley, Dr. Bains has spent years treating patients in a region that faces some of the state’s toughest healthcare challenges, including limited access to providers, high rates of chronic illness, and economic barriers to care. Her work on the front lines of healthcare gave her firsthand experience with the struggles working families face—from rising costs and lack of insurance coverage to environmental and public health concerns affecting Valley communities.
In 2022, Bains was elected to the California State Assembly, representing the 35th Assembly District, where she has focused on improving access to healthcare, lowering costs for families, supporting small businesses, and strengthening economic opportunities across the Central Valley. She has also worked on legislation addressing air quality, workforce development, and support for rural and underserved communities.
Now Dr. Bains is running for Congress to bring pragmatic leadership and real-world experience to Washington. In a district where working families, farmworkers, and small-business owners drive the local economy, she is focused on lowering healthcare costs, strengthening economic opportunity, improving infrastructure, and ensuring the Central Valley finally gets the resources it deserves.
Key Issue Stances & Priorities
Lowering Healthcare Costs — As a practicing physician, Bains is focused on expanding access to affordable healthcare, reducing prescription drug costs, and strengthening rural healthcare infrastructure across the Central Valley.
Economic Opportunity for the Central Valley — Bains supports policies that create good-paying jobs, invest in local infrastructure, and help small businesses grow in communities that have long been overlooked by Washington.
Supporting Agriculture and Rural Communities — Representing one of the country’s most important agricultural regions, Bains advocates for policies that support farmers, protect water resources, and sustain the Central Valley’s agricultural economy.
Clean Air and Public Health — The Central Valley suffers from some of the worst air quality in the nation. Bains supports investments that improve air quality, protect public health, and reduce pollution in vulnerable communities.
Protecting Fundamental Freedoms — Bains believes government should protect individual freedoms, strengthen democratic institutions, and ensure that every American has a fair opportunity to succeed.
Why Jasmeet Bains
- Physician and frontline healthcare leader
- California State Assemblymember representing the Central Valley
- Deep roots in the community she seeks to represent
- Focused on practical solutions for working families
- Strong fit for a diverse and working-class Central Valley district
Doing easy things can make you popular, but doing the hard things makes you a leader. The Valley needs a leader, not a follower.