2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 56

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Lisa Calderon

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 56
Work: State Assemblymember, 56th District; former government affairs director, Edison International

Lisa Calderon is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 56 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Lisa Calderon has served in the California Assembly since December 2020. She was government affairs director at Edison International from 1996 to 2020 and earlier a legislative aide to Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (1990-1996).

Calderon's committees

Appropriations
Emergency Management
Human Services
Insurance (Chair)
Utilities and Energy
Select Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Select Committee on Cybersecurity
Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men
Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management

Sources for Calderon

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

Jessica Martinez

Republican

Work: Educator; Whittier City Council member (elected 2020)

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

Jessica Martinez has served on the Whittier City Council since 2020 and works as an educator. She holds a law degree from Trinity International University, master's degrees from Trinity Law School and a political science degree from Loyola Marymount University, and was the Republican candidate for the 56th Assembly District in 2024.

Sources for Martinez

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