Candidate · State Assembly, District 71
Kate Sanchez
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.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 71 (since December 2022)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember; former businesswoman
Background
- Holds a B.A. with a concentration in political science/law from Salve Regina University. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a small businesswoman, a nonprofit executive, U.S. House legislative staff and for the California Policy Center; served as executive director of the California Women's Leadership Association. source: ballotpedia.org
- Elected to the Assembly in November 2022 and took office December 5, 2022, representing District 71. source: ballotpedia.org
- Serves as vice chair of the Assembly Health Committee and the Revenue and Taxation Committee (per Assembly roster, as summarized by The Ballot Brief). source: theballotbrief.com
- Received 58.2 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
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