2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 71

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

JJ Galvez

Democratic

Work: Technology consultant (Silverado Canyon)

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Appointed Director, Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District.

JJ Galvez immigrated to California to attend college, earned a degree and built a career in technology consulting. She lives in Silverado Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains.

Sources for Galvez

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
JJ Galvez (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
JJ Galvez for Assembly (JJ Galvez campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Kate Sanchez

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 71
Work: State Assemblymember, 71st District; former executive director, California Women's Leadership Association

Kate Sanchez is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 71 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Orange and Riverside counties.

Kate Sanchez has served in the California Assembly since 2022. She was executive director of the California Women's Leadership Association and worked at the California Policy Center.

Sanchez's committees

Health (Vice Chair)
Human Services
Judiciary
Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)
Rules
Joint Committee on Rules
Rules

Sources for Sanchez

Kate Sanchez: 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)
Kate Sanchez: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Kate Sanchez (Wikipedia, 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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