2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 23

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Marc Berman

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 23
Work: State Assemblymember, 23rd District; attorney; former Palo Alto City Council member

Marc Berman is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 23 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Marc Berman has served in the California Assembly since 2016. He served on the Palo Alto City Council and practiced law at Latham & Watkins and Merino Yebri, LLP.

Berman's committees

Business and Professions (Chair)
Elections
Governmental Organization
Insurance
Select Committee on Cybersecurity
Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
Select Committee on Master Plan for Higher Education in California (Chair)
Assembly Legislative Ethics

Sources for Berman

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

David G. Johnson

Republican

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Small Business Owner.

Sources for Johnson

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

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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