2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 18

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Mia Bonta

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 18
Work: State Assemblymember, 18th District; former CEO, Oakland Promise

Mia Bonta is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 18 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Alameda County.

Mia Bonta has served in the California Assembly since winning a 2021 special election. She was CEO of the nonprofit Oakland Promise, which supports low-income Oakland students, and was elected to the Alameda school board in 2018.

Bonta's committees

Budget
Communications and Conveyance
Education
Health (Chair)
Subcommittee No. 1 on Health
Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation
Select Committee on Community Reinvestment
Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement
Select Committee on Reproductive Health
Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy
Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector
Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color
Budget

Sources for Bonta

Mia Bonta: 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)
Mia Bonta (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Andre Sandford

Democratic

Work: Program director, HomeRise (supportive housing); social worker

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Housing Program Director.

Andre Sandford is a program director at HomeRise; his ballot designation is "Housing Program Director." He previously managed housing and homelessness prevention programs at MNC Inspiring Success and worked as a clinical team lead and social worker.

Sources for Sandford

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Andre Sandford: candidate profile (BallotReady, 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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