Saikat for Congress
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social
Engineer, organizer, policy wonk. Running for Congress to represent San Francisco (CA-11). We need solutions as big as the problems we face.
Previously Chief of Staff to @AOC, Director of Technology at Bernie 2016, founding engineer @Stripe.
Previously Chief of Staff to @AOC, Director of Technology at Bernie 2016, founding engineer @Stripe.
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Thank you, Speaker Emerita Pelosi, for your decades of service that defined a generation of politics and for doing something truly rare in Washington: making room for the next one.
The town hall tour continues this Monday! I’ll be at the Potrero Hill Rec Center to hear directly from you about what you want to see in Congress. Come through on 12/8 at 7pm and ask me anything.
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The town hall tour continues this Monday! I’ll be at the Potrero Hill Rec Center to hear directly from you about what you want to see in Congress. Come through on 12/8 at 7pm and ask me anything.
As we get into the holiday season, we’re spreading joy the best way we know how: talking with our neighbors! Join our 2,000+ volunteer community and canvass with us across SF this month!
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As we get into the holiday season, we’re spreading joy the best way we know how: talking with our neighbors! Join our 2,000+ volunteer community and canvass with us across SF this month!
Earlier this year, I said we’d be building the largest canvassing operation in San Francisco. And we've done just that. Our 2,000+ volunteers knocked 100,000 doors in the last five months!
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Earlier this year, I said we’d be building the largest canvassing operation in San Francisco. And we've done just that. Our 2,000+ volunteers knocked 100,000 doors in the last five months!
You supported. We counted.
Here's your Saikatify Wrapped 2025.
Here's your Saikatify Wrapped 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You supported. We counted.
Here's your Saikatify Wrapped 2025.
Here's your Saikatify Wrapped 2025.
Bipartisan support for corruption.
We need a new movement that holds corruption accountable in both parties.
We need a new movement that holds corruption accountable in both parties.
UPDATE
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells CNN that the charges against Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife were “very thin,” and that President Trump’s pardon of the couple was “the right outcome.”
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells CNN that the charges against Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife were “very thin,” and that President Trump’s pardon of the couple was “the right outcome.”
1. BREAKING
President Trump says he is granting a pardon to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda.
Federal prosecutors said they accepted around $600,000 from an oil-and-gas company wholly owned and controlled by the government of Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico.
President Trump says he is granting a pardon to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda.
Federal prosecutors said they accepted around $600,000 from an oil-and-gas company wholly owned and controlled by the government of Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico.
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Bipartisan support for corruption.
We need a new movement that holds corruption accountable in both parties.
We need a new movement that holds corruption accountable in both parties.
Lamea has owned and operated Temo's Coffee for over a decade, serving neighbors from the Mission and beyond. We’ll be at Temo's this Saturday at 6pm to chat with her about what it's like to operate a small business in SF.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Lamea has owned and operated Temo's Coffee for over a decade, serving neighbors from the Mission and beyond. We’ll be at Temo's this Saturday at 6pm to chat with her about what it's like to operate a small business in SF.
When I’m elected to Congress, I will file a discharge petition on day one to force a vote on banning stock trading in Congress.
86% of voters, including 87% of Republican voters, support this. If we could force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, we can force a vote on this.
86% of voters, including 87% of Republican voters, support this. If we could force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, we can force a vote on this.
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
When I’m elected to Congress, I will file a discharge petition on day one to force a vote on banning stock trading in Congress.
86% of voters, including 87% of Republican voters, support this. If we could force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, we can force a vote on this.
86% of voters, including 87% of Republican voters, support this. If we could force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, we can force a vote on this.
Very excited for @nateforutah.bsky.social
One reason I decided to run for Congress is this will be a change cycle. There's going to be a team of us going to Congress who will work together to get real, structural changes done.
Will be great to have @nateforutah.bsky.social on that team.
One reason I decided to run for Congress is this will be a change cycle. There's going to be a team of us going to Congress who will work together to get real, structural changes done.
Will be great to have @nateforutah.bsky.social on that team.
New ad dropped. Let’s go! I'm running for Congress in Utah's 1st District to take on big corporations & the billionaires. To make housing & energy more affordable, fight for Medicare for All, protect our public lands, & to build a future for all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Very excited for @nateforutah.bsky.social
One reason I decided to run for Congress is this will be a change cycle. There's going to be a team of us going to Congress who will work together to get real, structural changes done.
Will be great to have @nateforutah.bsky.social on that team.
One reason I decided to run for Congress is this will be a change cycle. There's going to be a team of us going to Congress who will work together to get real, structural changes done.
Will be great to have @nateforutah.bsky.social on that team.
Another town hall in the books! Thanks to all the folks who showed up and asked questions last night in Bernal Heights. Next up, we’ve got Potrero Hill on 12/8 and Glen Park on 12/15. RSVP with the link in thread!
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Another town hall in the books! Thanks to all the folks who showed up and asked questions last night in Bernal Heights. Next up, we’ve got Potrero Hill on 12/8 and Glen Park on 12/15. RSVP with the link in thread!
“…there is antisemitism amid Israel’s critics that must be condemned, but the charge is now applied so broadly that it is being debased. This normalizes vile conspiracy theories about Jews by lumping them together with legitimate critiques of Israeli policy.”
That’s what AB 715 does in CA.
That’s what AB 715 does in CA.
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“…there is antisemitism amid Israel’s critics that must be condemned, but the charge is now applied so broadly that it is being debased. This normalizes vile conspiracy theories about Jews by lumping them together with legitimate critiques of Israeli policy.”
That’s what AB 715 does in CA.
That’s what AB 715 does in CA.
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Jobim: Triste. San Francisco voters, there is a candidate running for Congress who knows how to successfully challenge power and has a platform that’s better than any sitting congressperson: Saikat Chakrabarti. @saikatforcongress.bsky.social #cello #sf #sanfrancisco #jazz #latinjazz #2026elections
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Jobim: Triste. San Francisco voters, there is a candidate running for Congress who knows how to successfully challenge power and has a platform that’s better than any sitting congressperson: Saikat Chakrabarti. @saikatforcongress.bsky.social #cello #sf #sanfrancisco #jazz #latinjazz #2026elections
Our campaign has made its way down to Antarctica, but you don't need a passport to spread the word! We're canvassing in SF every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Sign up with the link in thread.
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Our campaign has made its way down to Antarctica, but you don't need a passport to spread the word! We're canvassing in SF every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Sign up with the link in thread.
EVs are the future. But it's didn't happen automatically. It happened because China spent a decade investing in this industry to drive costs down and make EVs the better choice.
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
EVs are the future. But it's didn't happen automatically. It happened because China spent a decade investing in this industry to drive costs down and make EVs the better choice.
Trump is bombing fishermen off the coast of Venezuela because of fake “drug trafficking” claims.
Meanwhile, he’s pardoning the CONVICTED drug trafficking former president of Honduras to satisfy crypto oligarchs Peter Thiel and Andreesen.
This is corruption at a whole new level.
Meanwhile, he’s pardoning the CONVICTED drug trafficking former president of Honduras to satisfy crypto oligarchs Peter Thiel and Andreesen.
This is corruption at a whole new level.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Trump is bombing fishermen off the coast of Venezuela because of fake “drug trafficking” claims.
Meanwhile, he’s pardoning the CONVICTED drug trafficking former president of Honduras to satisfy crypto oligarchs Peter Thiel and Andreesen.
This is corruption at a whole new level.
Meanwhile, he’s pardoning the CONVICTED drug trafficking former president of Honduras to satisfy crypto oligarchs Peter Thiel and Andreesen.
This is corruption at a whole new level.
San Francisco has always been a hub for innovation. But as we innovate, we can’t forget about our small businesses. They turn our streets into communities, and they’re the lifeblood of this city. We need to support Nadia, Mark, and every small business owner, not make their lives harder.
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
San Francisco has always been a hub for innovation. But as we innovate, we can’t forget about our small businesses. They turn our streets into communities, and they’re the lifeblood of this city. We need to support Nadia, Mark, and every small business owner, not make their lives harder.
At this point, Medicare-for-all is the least we can do. We must start the conversation on a national health system like in Sweden or Norway.
In US, many have no access to quality healthcare at all. And wait times are worse than in our government run healthcare system: the VA.
In US, many have no access to quality healthcare at all. And wait times are worse than in our government run healthcare system: the VA.
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Massive Shift In Health Care Politics
As both parties are legislating criticism of socialism, Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
At this point, Medicare-for-all is the least we can do. We must start the conversation on a national health system like in Sweden or Norway.
In US, many have no access to quality healthcare at all. And wait times are worse than in our government run healthcare system: the VA.
In US, many have no access to quality healthcare at all. And wait times are worse than in our government run healthcare system: the VA.
Last night I had the chance to experience the incredible performances and community awards presented at the American Indian Cultural Center’s Native American Heritage Night Celebration. Shoutout to April McGill and the rest of the team who put this together.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Last night I had the chance to experience the incredible performances and community awards presented at the American Indian Cultural Center’s Native American Heritage Night Celebration. Shoutout to April McGill and the rest of the team who put this together.
I mean it when I say I want to listen to San Franciscans. Our next town hall is Monday, December 1st in Bernal Heights at the Saint Mary's Recreation Center Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30pm. RSVP with the link in thread!
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I mean it when I say I want to listen to San Franciscans. Our next town hall is Monday, December 1st in Bernal Heights at the Saint Mary's Recreation Center Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30pm. RSVP with the link in thread!
Loved talking with folks this morning at the Clement St. Farmers Market. We're at markets all across the city, so if you want to get involved, tap the link in bio!
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Loved talking with folks this morning at the Clement St. Farmers Market. We're at markets all across the city, so if you want to get involved, tap the link in bio!
The federal government has failed our Bayview-Hunters Point neighbors. I recently met up with Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai Porter and a group of neighbors to discuss the toxic waste in Hunters Point that has been making Bayview neighbors sick for years.
November 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The federal government has failed our Bayview-Hunters Point neighbors. I recently met up with Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai Porter and a group of neighbors to discuss the toxic waste in Hunters Point that has been making Bayview neighbors sick for years.
Medicare-for-all isn’t just feasible, it’s necessary. With 27 million uninsured Americans and premiums that climb every year, our system doesn’t need incremental reform. It needs a full transformation.
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Medicare-for-all isn’t just feasible, it’s necessary. With 27 million uninsured Americans and premiums that climb every year, our system doesn’t need incremental reform. It needs a full transformation.
Shoutout to everyone who came out to our very first College Night! This generation of college students is facing censorship on campus, an uncertain job market, and college administrations that won’t step up.
They don't need more of the same, they need change.
They don't need more of the same, they need change.
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Shoutout to everyone who came out to our very first College Night! This generation of college students is facing censorship on campus, an uncertain job market, and college administrations that won’t step up.
They don't need more of the same, they need change.
They don't need more of the same, they need change.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for mourning, reflection, and recommitment to the fight against anti-trans violence.
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for mourning, reflection, and recommitment to the fight against anti-trans violence.
This is the way to do it. The Dem AND Republican establishments didn’t want him to pursue this. But he fought and forced their hand to create a new anti-establishment bipartisan coalition.
We need more people with this kind of strategic thinking.
We need more people with this kind of strategic thinking.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is the way to do it. The Dem AND Republican establishments didn’t want him to pursue this. But he fought and forced their hand to create a new anti-establishment bipartisan coalition.
We need more people with this kind of strategic thinking.
We need more people with this kind of strategic thinking.
@chiosse.bsky.social can win. In New York, it’s about turnout. And the more high profile a race you run, the more energy you get, the more people you get, and you win.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
@chiosse.bsky.social can win. In New York, it’s about turnout. And the more high profile a race you run, the more energy you get, the more people you get, and you win.