2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 43

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ricardo Benitez

Republican

Work: State-licensed contractor and business owner (since 1989)

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Plumber/Electrical Contractor.

Ricardo Benitez has been a state-licensed contractor and business owner since 1989. He previously ran for the 39th Assembly District in 2018 and 2020.

Sources for Benitez

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

Celeste Rodriguez

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 43
Work: State Assemblymember, 43rd District; former San Fernando mayor

Celeste Rodriguez is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 43 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Celeste Rodriguez has served in the California Assembly since December 2024. She was a San Fernando City Council member (2020-2024) and mayor (2022-2024), and worked in public service roles in recreation and community services and the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Rodriguez's committees

Health
Higher Education
Human Services
Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Select Committee on Community Economic Mobility and Investment
Select Committee on Latina Inequities (Chair)
Budget

Sources for Rodriguez

Celeste Rodriguez: 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)
Celeste Rodriguez (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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