2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 42

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Deborah Klein Lopez

Democratic

Work: Agoura Hills City Council member; associate director, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: City Councilmember.

Deborah Klein Lopez serves on the Agoura Hills City Council, including a term as mayor; her ballot designation is "City Councilmember." She is associate director of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains and has worked as legislative field staff in the state Assembly and Senate.

Sources for Lopez

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

Ted Nordblum

Republican

Work: Owner, West Coast Medical, Inc. and Titan Medical DME (medical equipment)

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

Ted Nordblum owns the medical equipment businesses West Coast Medical, Inc., and Titan Medical DME; his ballot designation is "Small Business Owner." He previously worked as a heavy equipment operator in construction.

Sources for Nordblum

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