2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 29

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Robert Rivas

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 29
Work: State Assemblymember, 29th District; Speaker of the California Assembly (since 2023)

Robert Rivas is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 29 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

Robert Rivas has served in the California Assembly since 2018 and became Speaker on June 30, 2023. He earlier served on the San Benito County Board of Supervisors.

Sources for Rivas

Robert Rivas: 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)
Robert Rivas (politician) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Dennis P. Sanchez

Republican

Work: Small business owner and regional manager

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

Dennis P. Sanchez is a small business owner and regional manager. His profile also lists work with the Salinas Police Department.

Sources for Sanchez

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Dennis P. Sanchez: 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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