2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 38

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Steve Bennett

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 38
Work: State Assemblymember, 38th District; former teacher and Ventura County Supervisor

Steve Bennett is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 38 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Ventura County.

Steve Bennett has served in the California Assembly since December 2020. He taught economics and American history for about 20 years, served on the Ventura City Council (1993-1997) and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors (2001-2020).

Bennett's committees

Budget
Elections
Emergency Management
Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation (Chair)
Joint Legislative Budget
Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management
Budget
Rules

Sources for Bennett

Steve Bennett: 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)
Steve Bennett (California politician) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Michael MacDonald

Democratic

Work: City Clerk of Ventura; senior advisor, Regional Government Services Authority

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: City Clerk.

Michael MacDonald is Ventura's city clerk (his ballot designation is "City Clerk") and a senior advisor with the Regional Government Services Authority. He was assistant city clerk in Berkeley and worked as a state Senate district representative and office manager.

Sources for MacDonald

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Michael MacDonald: candidate profile (BallotReady, 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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