California Pirate Party — May 2026
The California Pirate Party endorses Connie Chan for the United States House of Representatives in California’s 11th Congressional District.
This race to succeed Nancy Pelosi has drawn national attention and millions in outside spending. Of the three leading candidates, Chan is the only one not bankrolled by tech fortunes or cryptocurrency super PACs. That alone should tell you something. But it’s her positions — not just her funding — that earned this endorsement.
Privacy and digital rights. Chan has voiced clear skepticism toward a federal digital currency on the grounds that it cannot adequately safeguard privacy and consumer protection. In a city where surveillance capitalism was invented, we need a representative who treats privacy as a right, not a feature to be toggled off. The Pirate Party’s platform recognizes that the 4th Amendment does not stop at the edge of cyberspace — and Chan agrees.
Anti-monopoly. Chan supports breaking the stranglehold of tech monopolies and removing the legal shields that have kept Big Tech from being held accountable for the harms their products enable. Our platform is explicitly anti-monopoly: no corporation should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from being freely used, exchanged, or taught. Chan’s instinct to regulate concentrated corporate power aligns with ours.
Workers over algorithms. Chan has built the broadest labor coalition in the race — the California Federation of Labor Unions, the San Francisco Labor Council, National Nurses United, and the Building and Construction Trades Council have all given her their sole endorsement. Her approach to AI regulation centers on protecting jobs and regulating the technology sector by sector — healthcare, education, entertainment, the workplace — rather than deferring to the industry’s own hype cycle. The Pirate Party stands for individuals over institutions. Chan’s record proves she does too.
Local control. Chan has committed to defending the right of state and local governments to impose tech regulations that go further than any federal framework. California has led on privacy, AI safety, and platform accountability. We need a representative who will protect that authority in Congress, not preempt it at the request of industry lobbyists.
Clean hands in a dirty race. Scott Wiener has a cryptocurrency mogul running a super PAC on his behalf. Saikat Chakrabarti is spending from a personal fortune built at Stripe. Chan’s campaign is funded by working people and their unions. In a party that values transparency and opposes the outsized influence of concentrated wealth, this matters.
Connie Chan is not a pirate. She is a pragmatic progressive with a track record of governing, a deep connection to San Francisco’s immigrant and working-class communities, and policy instincts that align with our core values: privacy, transparency, anti-monopoly, and the primacy of individuals over institutions.
The California Pirate Party endorses Connie Chan for Congress.
Vote June 2, 2026.
California Pirate Party — May 2026
The California Pirate Party endorses Connie Chan for the United States House of Representatives in California’s 11th Congressional District.
This race to succeed Nancy Pelosi has drawn national attention and millions in outside spending. Of the three leading candidates, Chan is the only one not bankrolled by tech fortunes or cryptocurrency super PACs. That alone should tell you something. But it’s her positions — not just her funding — that earned this endorsement.
Privacy and digital rights. Chan has voiced clear skepticism toward a federal digital currency on the grounds that it cannot adequately safeguard privacy and consumer protection. In a city where surveillance capitalism was invented, we need a representative who treats privacy as a right, not a feature to be toggled off. The Pirate Party’s platform recognizes that the 4th Amendment does not stop at the edge of cyberspace — and Chan agrees.
Anti-monopoly. Chan supports breaking the stranglehold of tech monopolies and removing the legal shields that have kept Big Tech from being held accountable for the harms their products enable. Our platform is explicitly anti-monopoly: no corporation should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from being freely used, exchanged, or taught. Chan’s instinct to regulate concentrated corporate power aligns with ours.
Workers over algorithms. Chan has built the broadest labor coalition in the race — the California Federation of Labor Unions, the San Francisco Labor Council, National Nurses United, and the Building and Construction Trades Council have all given her their sole endorsement. Her approach to AI regulation centers on protecting jobs and regulating the technology sector by sector — healthcare, education, entertainment, the workplace — rather than deferring to the industry’s own hype cycle. The Pirate Party stands for individuals over institutions. Chan’s record proves she does too.
Local control. Chan has committed to defending the right of state and local governments to impose tech regulations that go further than any federal framework. California has led on privacy, AI safety, and platform accountability. We need a representative who will protect that authority in Congress, not preempt it at the request of industry lobbyists.
Clean hands in a dirty race. Scott Wiener has a cryptocurrency mogul running a super PAC on his behalf. Saikat Chakrabarti is spending from a personal fortune built at Stripe. Chan’s campaign is funded by working people and their unions. In a party that values transparency and opposes the outsized influence of concentrated wealth, this matters.
Connie Chan is not a pirate. She is a pragmatic progressive with a track record of governing, a deep connection to San Francisco’s immigrant and working-class communities, and policy instincts that align with our core values: privacy, transparency, anti-monopoly, and the primacy of individuals over institutions.
The California Pirate Party endorses Connie Chan for Congress.
Vote June 2, 2026.