2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Assembly District 9

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Matthew Adams

Democratic

Work: Middle and high school teacher (math, science and government); former field organizer, Equality California

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

Matthew Adams teaches math, science and government at the middle and high school level and previously worked as a regional field organizer for Equality California. He was born in Lodi, graduated from Lodi High School and Sacramento State, and lives in Woodbridge.

Sources for Adams

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
California Assembly District 9 (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Matthew Adams (LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Heath Flora

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 9
Work: State Assemblymember, 9th District; farmer and equipment business owner; former CAL FIRE firefighter

Heath Flora is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 9 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Website Contact Authored Bills County.

Heath Flora has served in the California Assembly since 2016. He worked as a CAL FIRE firefighter and owns the agricultural equipment business Golden Valley Equipment; his ballot designation lists him as a farmer and assemblyman.

Flora's committees

Rules
Rules
Joint Committee on Rules

Sources for Flora

Heath Flora: 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)
Heath Flora: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Heath Flora (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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