America First
Strategic Foreign Policy
Prioritizing American interests while maintaining alliances, reducing wasteful foreign commitments, and reinvesting in domestic needs.
Candidate for Congress · CA-18 · 2026
Zakaria
Kortam
Bringing fiscal responsibility, unity, and commonsense solutions to California's 18th District.
Candidate for Congress · CA-18 · 2026
Zakaria
Kortam
Bringing fiscal responsibility, unity, and commonsense solutions to California's 18th District.
The first campaign in California political history to refuse all donations.
Zero dollars from PACs. Zero dollars from lobbyists. Zero dollars from anyone. Accountable only to you.
Unity and common sense for Congress.
Zakaria Kortam is running for U.S. Congress in California's 18th District. A lifelong Californian, software engineer, and fiscal conservative committed to putting America first, ending corruption, and delivering real results.
Learn more about ZakariaThe Challenges
America's Problems
The numbers don't lie. These are the challenges we must address.
National Debt
$38.43T
Growing by $1 trillion every 100 days
Where Your Tax Dollars Go (Billions)
Policy Positions
Key Issues
End Corruption
Restoring Trust in Government
Full transparency, congressional ethics reform, ending insider trading, and making government accountable to the people.
Fiscal Reform
Fiscal Responsibility & Tax Relief
Balanced budgets, eliminating wasteful spending, and tax relief for working families—without crushing future generations with debt.
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Join the campaign to bring commonsense solutions to Congress. Every voice matters.