Candidate · State Assembly, District 79
LaShae Sharp-Collins
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 79 (since December 2024)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- San Diego
Background
- Holds a bachelor's degree in Africana studies, a master's in education and an Ed.D. in educational leadership, all from San Diego State University. source: a79.asmdc.org
- Worked as an adjunct professor in SDSU's Department of Africana Studies, as district director for then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber, and as a community engagement specialist at the San Diego County Office of Education. source: a79.asmdc.org
- Elected to the Assembly in November 2024. source: a79.asmdc.org
- Took the oath of office as 79th District Assemblymember in December 2024. source: a79.asmdc.org
- Received 64.7 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
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