Lars Mapstead

State: California
Region / County / District: Central / Santa Cruz / 19
Office Sought: Congress
Election Day: June 2, 2026

Candidate Bio

Lars Mapstead is a businessman, job creator, and Libertarian candidate for Congress in California’s 19th District who is running to cut the size, cost, and control of the federal government. After more than two decades building companies in the real world, he’s taking on the political class to fight for lower taxes, less regulation, sound money, stronger civil liberties, and a government that gets out of the way of hardworking Americans.