State Assembly, District 26
Why does this race matter?
This Assembly seat opened up when incumbent Democrat Evan Low launched a run for Congress. The district includes the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale and is home to the headquarters of tech giants like Apple, NVIDIA and LinkedIn.
What does a state Assembly member do?
State Assembly members represent communities at the California state Legislature in Sacramento. The 80 members of the state Assembly write and vote on state bills, serve on policy committees and vote on the annual state budget. The top two finishers in this primary election, regardless of party, will face off in the November election. The winner will serve a two-year term.
Key Candidates
Key Supporters
For Ahrens
- Evan Low, state Assembly member
- Gail Pellerin, state Assembly member
- Cindy Chavez, supervisor, Santa Clara County
- Susan Ellenberg, supervisor, Santa Clara County
- Mike Honda, former U.S. representative
For Din
- Maimona Afzal Berta, trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
- Raeena Lari, trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
- Russ Melton, City Council member, Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale Employees Association
- Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers Association
For Sreekrishnan
- Dave Cortese, state senator
- Nancy Skinner, state senator
- Melissa Hurtado, state senator
- Susan Ellenberg, supervisor, Santa Clara County
- California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus