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 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 winner of this race will serve a two-year term.

Candidates

For Ahrens

• Anna Eshoo, U.S. representative
• Evan Low, state Assembly member
• California Democratic Party
• Equality California
• Planned Parenthood Advocates for Mar Monte

For Sreekrishnan

• Dave Cortese, state senator
• Isabel Jubes Flamerich, president, Sunnyvale School District Board of Education
• California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
• California Environmental Voters
• Sierra Club California

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