2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 46

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jesse Gabriel

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 46
Work: State Assemblymember, 46th District (Chair, Budget Committee); attorney

Jesse Gabriel is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 46 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Jesse Gabriel has served in the California Assembly since 2018 and chairs the Assembly Budget Committee. He was counsel to U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (2008-2010) and a litigation attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles.

Gabriel's committees

Budget (Chair)
Governmental Organization
Subcommittee No. 1 on Health
Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services
Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance
Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation
Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration
Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety
Select Committee on Child Care Costs
Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men
Budget (Chair)

Sources for Gabriel

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

Tracey Schroeder

Republican

Work: Teacher

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Teacher.

Tracey Schroeder is a teacher, as listed in her ballot designation and candidate profile.

Sources for Schroeder

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