2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 28

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Carol Pefley

Republican

Work: Real estate broker and owner; former NBC 11 news planning editor

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

Carol Pefley is a real estate broker and owner; her ballot designation is "Small Business Owner." She was previously news planning editor at NBC 11 News.

Sources for Pefley

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Carol Pefley: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Gail Pellerin

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 28
Work: State Assemblymember, 28th District; former Santa Cruz County Clerk and elections official

Gail Pellerin is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 28 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

Gail Pellerin has served in the California Assembly since December 2022. She worked in the Santa Cruz County Elections Department from 1993 to 2020, serving as county clerk and chief elections official until retiring in 2020, and was president of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials (2010-2012).

Pellerin's committees

Appropriations
Business and Professions
Education
Elections (Chair)
Natural Resources
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis (Chair)
Select Committee on Child Care Costs
Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs
Select Committee on Reproductive Health
Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility

Sources for Pellerin

Gail Pellerin: 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)
Gail Pellerin (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), 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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