2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 74

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Laurie Davies

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 74
Work: State Assemblymember, 74th District; former wedding planner; former Laguna Niguel mayor

Laurie Davies is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 74 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Orange and San Diego counties.

Laurie Davies has served in the California Assembly since 2020, representing the 73rd District until 2022 and the 74th since. She served on the Laguna Niguel City Council from 2012 to 2020, including as mayor, and worked as a wedding planner and event manager.

Davies's committees

Governmental Organization (Vice Chair)
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transportation (Vice Chair)
Utilities and Energy
Select Committee on Community Reinvestment
Select Committee on Regulatory Authority
Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy
Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Assembly Legislative Ethics

Sources for Davies

Laurie Davies: 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)
Laurie Davies (politician) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sergio Farias

Democratic

Work: San Juan Capistrano City Council member (since 2016); former mayor; business owner

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: City Councilmember/Businessman.

Sergio Farias has served on the San Juan Capistrano City Council since 2016, was twice chosen mayor by his colleagues, and is in his third term. He took over a family landscaping business at 16 and owned and operated it for 18 more years.

Sources for Farias

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
About Sergio (Sergio Farias campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Sergio Farias running for State Assembly (The Capistrano Dispatch, 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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