2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 1

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Heather Hadwick

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 1
Work: State Assemblymember, 1st District; owner and manager, Hadwick Family Farm

Heather Hadwick is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 1 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Website Contact Authored Bills County.

Heather Hadwick was elected to the California Assembly in 2024. She owns and manages Hadwick Family Farm, and worked as deputy Office of Emergency Services director for the Modoc County Sheriff and at the Modoc County Office of Education.

Hadwick's committees

Rules
Rules
Joint Committee on Rules

Sources for Hadwick

Heather Hadwick: official member information (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
California State Legislature: current member roster (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Heather Hadwick: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Heather Hadwick (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Dianna Margaret James

Democratic

Work: Former Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State; former international aid specialist

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Community Organizer.

Dianna Margaret James worked as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State and as a field-based aid specialist in Asia and the Middle East.

Sources for James

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Dianna Margaret James (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

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