SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES NOVEMBER 3, 2020, GENERAL ELECTION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
I, ALEX PADILLA, Secretary of State of the State of California, pursuant to Elections Code section 8148, do hereby ce11ify
That the following list contains the name, office sought, and, if applicable, the ballot designation and party preference of each person nominated at the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election, and the names of the candidates nominated for the office of President and Vice President of the United States, who are entitled to receive votes at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Dated at Sacramento, California, this 27th day of August, 2020.
ALEX P ADILLA
SECRETARY OF STATE
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General Election - November 3, 2020
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President
Joseph R. Biden Democratic
Kamala D. Harris Donald J. Trump* Republican
Michael R. Pence Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra American Independent
Kanye Omari West Howie Hawkins Green
Angela Nicole Walker Jo Jorgensen Libertarian
Jeremy "Spike" Cohen Gloria La Riva Peace and Freedom
Sunil Freeman
United States Representative District 1
Audrey Denney Democratic
Agricultural Educator Doug LaMalfa* Republican
Farmer/U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 2
Jared Huffman* Democratic
U.S. Representative
Dale K. Mensing Republican
Cashier
United States Representative District 3
John Garamendi* Democratic
Congressman/Rancher Tamika Hamilton Republican
Air Force Sergeant
United States Representative District 4
Brynne S. Kennedy Businesswoman
Tom McClintock*
United States Representative
Democratic
Republican
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 5
Mike Thompson* Democratic
Member of Congress
Scott Giblin Republican
Information Services Technician
United States Representative District 6
Doris Matsui* Democratic
U.S. Representative
Chris Bish Republican
Realtor/Financial Investigator
United States Representative District 7
Ami Bera* Democratic
Doctor/Teacher/Congressman
Buzz Patterson Republican
Pilot/Author/Father
United States Representative District 8
Christine Bubser Democratic
Businesswoman/Healthcare Professional Jay Obernolte Republican
Assemblyman/Business Owner
United States Representative District 9
Jerry McNerney* Democratic
United States Congressman
Antonio C. 'Tony' Amador Republican
Retired U.S. Marshal
United States Representative District 10
Josh Harder* Democratic
Agriculture Committee Member Ted Howze Republican
Veterinarian/Father
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 11
Mark DeSaulnier* Democratic
United States Congressman
Nisha Sharma Republican
Realtor/Business Owner
United States Representative District 12
Shahid Buttar Democratic
Public Interest Lawyer Nancy Pelosi* Democratic
Member of Congress
United States Representative District 13
Barbara Lee* Democratic
United States Representative
Nikka Piterman Republican
Teacher/Software Engineer
United States Representative District 14
Jackie Speier* Democratic
Congresswoman
Ran S. Petel Republican
Financial Executive
United States Representative District 15
Eric Swalwell* Democratic
United States Congressman
Alison Hayden Republican
Special Education Teacher
United States Representative District 16
Jim Costa* Democratic
Farmer/Representative
Kevin Cookingham Republican
Businessman/Education Consultant
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 17
Ro Khanna* Democratic
United States Congressman
Ritesh Tandon Republican
Independent Small Businessman
United States Representative District 18
Anna G. Eshoo* Democratic
Member of Congress
Rishi Kumar Democratic
Councilmember/Hi-Tech Executive
United States Representative District 19
Zoe Lofgren* Democratic
Congresswoman
Justin James Aguilera Republican
Businessman
United States Representative District 20
Jimmy Panetta* Democratic
United States Representative
Jeff Gorman Republican
Small Business Owner
United States Representative District 21
TJ Cox* Democratic
Congressman/Engineer David G. Valadao Republican
Farmer
United States Representative District 22
Phil Arballo Democratic
Small Business Owner Devin G. Nunes* Republican
United States Representative
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 23
Kim Mangone Democratic
Retired Systems Engineer Kevin McCarthy* Republican
U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 24
Salud Carbajal* Democratic
Member of Congress
Andy Caldwell Republican
Government Watchdog
United States Representative District 25
Christy Smith Democratic
California Assemblywoman/Mother Mike Garcia Republican
Small Businessman/Father
United States Representative District 26
Julia Brownley* Democratic
Ventura County Congresswoman
Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy Republican
Attorney/Mother
United States Representative District 27
Judy Chu* Democratic
United States Representative
Johnny J. Nalbandian Republican
Food Industry Businessman
United States Representative District 28
Adam B. Schiff* Democratic
U.S. Representative, 28th District Eric Early Republican
Father/Attorney/Businessman
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 29
Tony Cardenas* Democratic
U.S. Representative/Congressman
Angélica María Dueñas Democratic
Mother/Community Organizer
United States Representative District 30
Brad Sherman* Democratic
United States Congressman, 30th District Mark S. Reed Republican
Businessman/Realtor/Rancher
United States Representative District 31
Pete Aguilar* Democratic
United States Representative
Agnes Gibboney Republican
Retired Educational Assistant
United States Representative District 32
Grace F. Napolitano* Democratic
U.S. Representative
Joshua M. Scott Republican
Political Strategist/Analyst
United States Representative District 33
Ted W. Lieu* Democratic
Congressman/Military Officer James P. Bradley Republican
CEO/Business Owner
United States Representative District 34
Jimmy Gomez* Democratic
Member of Congress
David Kim Democratic
Attorney/Community Organizer
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 35
Norma J. Torres* Democratic
United States Representative
Mike Cargile Republican
Independent Filmmaker
United States Representative District 36
Raul Ruiz* Democratic
Emergency Doctor/Congressman
Erin Cruz Republican
Businesswoman/Entrepreneur
United States Representative District 37
Karen Bass* Democratic
Member of Congress
Errol Webber Republican
Documentary Film Producer
United States Representative District 38
Linda T. Sánchez* Democratic
United States Representative
Michael Tolar Democratic
No Ballot Designation
United States Representative District 39
Gil Cisneros* Democratic
Education/Veterans Advocate
Young Kim Republican
Small Business Owner
United States Representative District 40
Lucille Roybal-Allard* Democratic
U.S. Representative
C Antonio Delgado Republican
Immigration Attorney
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 41
Mark Takano* Democratic
United States Representative/Teacher Aja Smith Republican
Retired U.S. Airman
United States Representative District 42
William "Liam" O'Mara Democratic
University Professor/Historian
Ken Calvert* Republican
U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 43
Maxine Waters* Democratic
United States Congresswoman
Joe E. Collins III Republican
Retired Navy Sailor
United States Representative District 44
Nanette Diaz Barragan* Democratic
United States Representative, 44th District Analilia Joya Democratic
Teacher/Disability Advocate
United States Representative District 45
Katie Porter* Democratic
U.S. Representative
Greg Raths Republican
Retired Marine Colonel
United States Representative District 46
Lou Correa* Democratic
United States Congressmember James S. Waters Republican
Retired Postal Worker
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 47
Alan Lowenthal* Democratic
U.S. Representative, 47th District John Briscoe Republican
Governing Board Member, Ocean View School District of Orange County
United States Representative District 48
Harley Rouda* Democratic
Businessman/U.S. Representative
Michelle Steel Republican
County Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors
United States Representative District 49
Mike Levin* Democratic
U.S. Representative, 49th District Brian Maryott Republican
Mayor/Financial Planner
United States Representative District 50
Ammar Campa-Najjar Democratic
Business Owner/Educator Darrell Issa Republican
Retired Congressman
United States Representative District 51
Juan C. Vargas* Democratic
United States Representative
Juan M Hidalgo, Jr Republican
Retired United States Marine
United States Representative District 52
Scott Peters* Democratic
U.S. Representative
Jim DeBello Republican
Technology Entrepreneur
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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United States Representative District 53
Georgette Gómez Democratic
San Diego City Council President Sara Jacobs Democratic
Children's Anti-poverty Advocate
State Senator District 1
Pamela Dawn Swartz Democratic
Small Business Owner Brian Dahle* Republican
Senator/Farmer/Businessman
State Senator District 3
Bill Dodd* Democratic
State Senator Carlos Santamaria Republican
Business Owner/Consultant
State Senator District 5
Susan Talamantes Eggman Democratic
Assemblymember/Parent Jim Ridenour Republican
Law Enforcement Contractor
State Senator District 7
Steve Glazer* Democratic
California State Senator Julie Mobley Republican
Mother
State Senator District 9
Nancy Skinner* Democratic
State Senator, 9th District Jamie Dluzak Libertarian
Book Publisher
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Senator District 11
Jackie Fielder
Educator/Nonprofit Organizer Scott Wiener*
State Senator, District 11
Democratic
Democratic
State Senator District 13
Josh Becker
Educator/Non-Profit Director Alexander Glew
Engineer/Business Owner
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 15
Dave Cortese Democratic
County Supervisor, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Ann M. Ravel Democratic
Public Interest Attorney
State Senator District 17
John Laird Democratic
Natural Resources Secretary
Vicki Nohrden Republican
Businesswoman
State Senator District 19
S. Monique Limón
State Assemblymember Gary J. Michaels
Telecommunications Consultant
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 21
Kipp Mueller
Workers Rights Attorney
Scott Wilk*
State Senator
Democratic
Republican
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Senator District 23
Abigail Medina Democratic
School Board President Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh Republican
Businesswoman/School Boardmember
State Senator District 25
Anthony J. Portantino*
State Senator Kathleen Hazelton
No Ballot Designation
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 27
Henry Stern*
State Senator Houman Salem
Business Owner
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 29
Josh Newman
Veterans' Advocate
Ling Ling Chang*
Senator/Business Owner
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 31
Richard D. Roth*
State Senator Rod D Taylor
No Ballot Designation
Democratic
Republican
State Senator District 33
Elizabeth C. Castillo
Registered Nurse
Lena Gonzalez*
State Senator, 33rd District
Democratic
Democratic
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Senator District 35
Steven Craig Bradford* Democratic
California State Senator Anthony Perry American Independent
Substitute Teacher
State Senator District 37
Dave Min Democratic
Irvine Law Professor John M. W. Moorlach* Republican
California State Senator
State Senator District 39
Toni Atkins* Democratic
State Senator, San Diego County
Linda Blankenship Republican
No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 1
Elizabeth L Betancourt Democratic
Farmer/Watershed Scientist Megan Dahle* Republican
Assemblywoman/Farmer/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 2
Jim Wood* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Charlotte Svolos Republican
Special Education Teacher
State Assembly Member District 3
James R Henson Democratic
Author James Gallagher* Republican
Assemblyman/Businessman/Farmer
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 4
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry* Democratic
State Assemblymember/Farmer Matthew L. Nelson Republican
Disaster Relief Organizer
State Assembly Member District 5
Frank Bigelow* Republican
Rancher/Businessman/Assemblyman
State Assembly Member District 6
Jackie Smith Democratic
Senior Advocate/Businesswoman
Kevin Kiley* Republican
Member of the Assembly, 6th District
State Assembly Member District 7
Kevin McCarty* Democratic
Assemblymember James O Just Libertarian
No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 8
Ken Cooley* Democratic
California State Assemblyman
Cathy Cook Republican
Airline Pilot
State Assembly Member District 9
Jim Cooper* Democratic
Assemblymember Eric M. Rigard Republican
Retired Businessman
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 10
Veronica "Roni" Jacobi Democratic
Business Owner/Engineer Marc Levine* Democratic
Member, California State Assembly, 10th District
State Assembly Member District 11
Jim Frazier* Democratic
Member of the State Assembly, District 11
Debra Schwab Republican
No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 12
Paul Akinjo Democratic
Councilmember/Technologist/Analyst Heath Flora* Republican
Farmer/Firefighter/Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 13
Kathy Miller Democratic
San Joaquin County Supervisor Carlos Villapudua Democratic
Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 14
Tim Grayson* Democratic
Assemblymember/Business Owner Janell Elizabeth Proctor Republican
Patient Healthcare Advocate
State Assembly Member District 15
Buffy Wicks* Democratic
Assemblymember Sara Brink No Party Preference
Filmmaker
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 16
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan* Democratic
State Assemblymember/Mother Joseph A. Rubay Republican
Real Estate Appraiser
State Assembly Member District 17
David Chiu* Democratic
Assemblymember Starchild Libertarian
No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 18
Rob Bonta* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Stephen Slauson Republican
Electrical Contractor
State Assembly Member District 19
Phil Ting* Democratic
Assemblymember John P. McDonnell Republican
Attorney
State Assembly Member District 20
Bill Quirk* Democratic
Assemblymember Alexis Villalobos Democratic
Legal Assistant
State Assembly Member District 21
Adam Gray* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Joel Gutierrez Campos Republican
Regional Planner/Soldier
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 22
Kevin Mullin* Democratic
State Assemblymember Mark Gilham Republican
Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 23
Jim Patterson* Republican
Businessman/Broadcast Executive
State Assembly Member District 24
Marc Berman* Democratic
State Assemblymember Peter Ohtaki Republican
Financial Emergency Manager
State Assembly Member District 25
Alex Lee Democratic
Legislative Policy Advisor Bob Brunton Republican
Businessman/Electronic Manufacturer
State Assembly Member District 26
Drew Phelps Democratic
Small Business Advocate
Devon Mathis* Republican
Incumbent
State Assembly Member District 27
Ash Kalra* Democratic
Assemblymember G. Burt Lancaster Republican
Business Consultant
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 28
Evan Low* Democratic
Assemblymember Carlos Rafael Cruz Republican
Real Estate Advisor
State Assembly Member District 29
Mark Stone* Democratic
Assemblymember Shomir Banerjee Republican
Physician/Engineer
State Assembly Member District 30
Robert Rivas* Democratic
State Assemblymember Gregory Swett Republican
Walnut Grower/Trustee
State Assembly Member District 31
Joaquin Arambula* Democratic
Doctor/Assemblymember Fernando Banuelos Republican
Business Owner/Educator
State Assembly Member District 32
Rudy Salas* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Todd Cotta Republican
Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 33
Rick Herrick Republican
Mayor/Business Owner Thurston "Smitty" Smith Republican
Retired Business Owner
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 34
Julie Solis Democratic
Organization Executive Director Vince Fong* Republican
California State Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 35
Dawn Addis Democratic
Teacher/City Councilmember Jordan Cunningham* Republican
Assemblymember/Small Businessman
State Assembly Member District 36
Steve Fox Democratic
Attorney/Educator Tom Lackey* Republican
California State Assemblyman
State Assembly Member District 37
Steve Bennett Democratic
Ventura County Supervisor Charles W. Cole Republican
Businessman/Media Consultant
State Assembly Member District 38
Suzette Martinez Valladares Republican
Business Owner/Educator Lucie Lapointe Volotzky Republican
Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 39
Luz Maria Rivas* Democratic
Assemblywoman/Science Educator Ricardo Benitez Republican
Contractor/Business Owner
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 40
James C. Ramos* Democratic
Assemblymember/Small Businessman
Jennifer Tullius Republican
Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 41
Chris Holden* Democratic
Assemblymember Robin A. Hvidston Republican
Organization Director
State Assembly Member District 42
Andrew F. Kotyuk Republican
Small Businessman/Mayor Chad Mayes* No Party Preference
Member of the State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 43
Laura Friedman* Democratic
Member of the State Assembly, 43rd District Mike Graves Republican
Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 44
Jacqui Irwin* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Denise Pedrow Republican
Construction Coordinator
State Assembly Member District 45
Jesse Gabriel* Democratic
Member of the California State Assembly, 45th District Jeffi Girgenti Republican
Small Business Owner
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 46
Lanira K. Murphy Democratic
Public Educator Adrin Nazarian* Democratic
Member of the California State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 47
Eloise Gomez Reyes* Democratic
Assemblymember/Businesswoman/Attorney
Matthew Gordon Republican
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Sergeant
State Assembly Member District 48
Blanca E. Rubio* Democratic
Teacher/Assemblywoman
State Assembly Member District 49
Ed Chau* Democratic
Assemblymember Burton Brink Republican
Retired Sheriff Sergeant
State Assembly Member District 50
Richard Bloom* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Will Hess Democratic
Writer/Director/Producer
State Assembly Member District 51
Wendy Carrillo* Democratic
Assemblymember
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 52
Freddie Rodriguez* Democratic
Assemblymember/First Responder Toni Holle Republican
Account Technician
State Assembly Member District 53
Godfrey Santos Plata Democratic
Public Teacher Advocate
Miguel Santiago* Democratic
Member of the State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 54
Tracy Bernard Jones Democratic
Teacher/Community Organizer Sydney Kamlager* Democratic
State Assemblywoman
State Assembly Member District 55
Andrew E. Rodriguez Democratic
Mayor/County Commissioner Phillip Chen* Republican
Assemblyman/Educator/Businessman
State Assembly Member District 56
Eduardo Garcia* Democratic
California State Assemblymember America Figueroa Republican
Teacher/Mother
State Assembly Member District 57
Lisa Calderon Democratic
Businesswoman/Mom
Jessica Martinez Republican
Whittier Councilmember/Educator
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 58
Cristina Garcia* Democratic
Math Teacher/Assemblymember Margaret Villa Green
Airline Employee
State Assembly Member District 59
Reggie Jones-Sawyer* Democratic
California State Assemblyman
Efren Martinez Democratic
Public Policy Commissioner
State Assembly Member District 60
Sabrina Cervantes* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Chris Raahauge Republican
Peace Officer
State Assembly Member District 61
Jose Medina* Democratic
Teacher/State Assemblymember Ali Mazarei Republican
Business Owner/Entrepreneur
State Assembly Member District 62
Autumn R. Burke* Democratic
California State Assemblywoman
Robert A. Steele Republican
Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 63
Maria D. Estrada Democratic
Accountant/Community Organizer Anthony Rendon* Democratic
Assemblymember
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 64
Mike Anthony Gipson* Democratic
State Assemblymember Fatima S. Iqbal-Zubair Democratic
Public School Teacher
State Assembly Member District 65
Sharon Quirk-Silva* Democratic
California Assemblymember Cynthia Thacker Republican
Retired Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 66
Al Muratsuchi* Democratic
South Bay Assemblymember Arthur C. Schaper Republican
Organization Director
State Assembly Member District 67
Jerry Carlos Democratic
Commissioner/Business Owner Kelly Seyarto Republican
Mayor, City of Murrieta
State Assembly Member District 68
Melissa Fox Democratic
Councilmember/Small Businesswoman
Steven "Steve" Choi* Republican
Assemblyman/Businessman/Educator
State Assembly Member District 69
Tom Daly* Democratic
State Assemblymember Jon Paul White Republican
No Ballot Designation
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 70
Patrick O'Donnell* Democratic
Assemblymember/Classroom Teacher David W. Thomas Republican
County Construction Manager
State Assembly Member District 71
Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu Democratic
Small Businesswoman/Mother Randy Voepel* Republican
Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 72
Diedre Nguyen Democratic
Cancer Scientist/Councilmember Janet Nguyen Republican
Orange County Foundation Boardmember
State Assembly Member District 73
Scott Rhinehart Democratic
Business Services Director Laurie Davies Republican
Mayor, City of Laguna Niguel/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 74
Cottie Petrie-Norris* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Diane Dixon Republican
Mayor
State Assembly Member District 75
Karen "Kate" Schwartz Democratic
Public Health Professional Marie Waldron* Republican
Business Owner/Assemblymember
* Incumbent
General Election - November 3, 2020
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State Assembly Member District 76
Tasha Boerner Horvath* Democratic
California State Assemblymember Melanie Burkholder Republican
Licensed Counselor/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 77
Brian Maienschein* Democratic
Assemblymember/Educator June Yang Cutter Republican
Business Owner/Mother
State Assembly Member District 78
Sarah Davis Democratic
Healthcare Provider/Mother Chris Ward Democratic
City Councilmember/Parent
State Assembly Member District 79
Shirley N. Weber* Democratic
Assemblymember John Moore Republican
Retired Business Analyst
State Assembly Member District 80
Lorena Gonzalez* Democratic
Assemblywoman/Mother John J. Vogel Republican
Information Technology Analyst
* Incumbent