Overview
- Rahman, a 53-year-old Los Angeles native and cancer survivor, announced her run after filing Federal Election Commission paperwork on Feb. 3.
- She directs Angels for Sight, a nonprofit offering screenings to uninsured people, and plans to emphasize preventive care and lower health costs.
- Waters, 87, has held the seat since 1991 and routinely wins roughly 70–80% of the vote in the deep-blue district that includes parts of Compton and Torrance.
- The challenger says she is ideologically aligned with Waters but offers more relatable life experience, citing an average district age near 36 and many renters.
- The June primary is about five months away, with Waters still a powerful figure as the House Financial Services Committee’s ranking Democrat and reported to have relatively modest 2025 fundraising.