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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 61

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Tina Simone McKinnor

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Assembly Member, District 61
Work
State Assemblymember, 61st District; former civic engagement director and legislative chief of staff

Tina Simone McKinnor is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 61 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Tina Simone McKinnor has served in the California Assembly since a June 2022 special election. She was civic engagement director at L.A. Voice, chief of staff to several Assembly members, operations director of the California Democratic Party, and earlier an accounting clerk and auditor at the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

McKinnor's committees

  • Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
  • Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
  • Governmental Organization
  • Privacy and Consumer Protection
  • Public Employment and Retirement (Chair)
  • Revenue and Taxation
  • Select Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Chair)
  • Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs
  • Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California
  • Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy

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