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For engineers, product leaders, data teams, founders, designers, IT workers, and the people who keep Silicon Valley shipping.
If Washington were a product, users would churn.
CA-18 sits where Silicon Valley problem-solving meets Central Coast reality. The region builds complex systems; Washington keeps proving it cannot maintain the basics.
The partisan problem
They fight. CA-18 keeps working.
Tech professionals understand broken incentives. If a system rewards outrage, blocks iteration, and hides performance metrics, it will keep failing. That is what the two-party machine has become for housing, transportation, immigration, and the future of work.
The Democratic-Republican conflict turns every urgent issue into an identity test. Housing becomes a slogan. AI and workforce transitions become talking points. Immigration reform becomes a campaign prop. Meanwhile, people still have commutes, rent, families, and uncertainty.
The independent answer
Accountability you can inspect, not just applaud.
Demers’ independent campaign offers a different operating model: publish progress, reject corporate PAC money, serve a limited number of terms, and work across factions when the district needs results.
Why this page says what it says
Research anchors
The official CA-18 district page calls Santa Clara County the heart of American innovation and highlights San Jose, Morgan Hill, and Gilroy.
Data USA reports a median CA-18 property value above $800,000, making affordability central even for high-skilled workers.
The campaign states that 70% of district voters say the two-party system is failing.
What to fight for
Practical priorities
Treat housing affordability as economic infrastructure.
Push for practical workforce transition policy around AI and automation.
Modernize federal service delivery and make results measurable.
Support immigration policy that is legal, humane, and aligned with regional talent and family realities.