Candidate · State Assembly, District 58
Clarissa Cervantes
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Current office
- Riverside City Council, Ward 2
- Occupation
- Councilmember/Businesswoman/Mother (ballot designation)
Background
- Represents Ward 2 on the Riverside City Council. source: clarissacervantes.com
- Has worked as a campaign organizer, chaired the Greater Riverside Transportation NOW Chapter of the Riverside Transit Agency, and was a legislative field representative to former Riverside Councilmember Andy Melendrez. source: clarissacervantes.com
- Holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Cal State Northridge and a master's degree in urban and regional planning from Cal Poly Pomona. source: clarissacervantes.com
- Ran for District 58 in 2024 and lost to Leticia Castillo, 49.8 percent to 50.2 percent. source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org
- Received 54.5 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
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