U.S. Congresswoman Nanette D. Barragán, who represents California’s 44th district, has recently used her social media platform to address issues ranging from health care policy to international conflict and the ongoing government shutdown.
On October 7, 2025, Barragán posted about her visit to South Gate, California, where she met with local health advocates. She wrote, “Was in #SouthGate today to hear from @ccchcla on how underserved communities and clinics like theirs will suffer if the health care tax credits expire. Republicans’ refusal to extend the tax credits and re-open the government, on top of their previous cuts to Medicaid, put” (October 7, 2025).
The following day, Barragán addressed the status of the federal government, which was in its seventh day of a shutdown. She stated, “We’re on Day 7 of the government shutdown and Republicans are STILL out on vacation. Working Americans cannot afford to wait and pay thousands more in health care premiums. I’m here with my @HouseDemocrats colleagues to get to work, reopen the government, and save health care.” (October 8, 2025).
Barragán also marked the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, acknowledging both Israeli and Palestinian victims. She posted, “Two years ago today, more than 1,200 innocent lives — including dozens of Americans — were brutally taken in the horrific October 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas. We remember the victims and the innocent Palestinian civilians who have lost their lives over the last 2 years and” (October 8, 2025).
Barragán has represented California’s 44th District since 2017, succeeding Janice Hahn. She was born in Los Angeles in 1976, earned a BA from UCLA in 2000, and a JD from USC in 2005. She continues to reside in Los Angeles.
