2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 44

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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California uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary advanced, regardless of party, so both finalists can be from the same party.

California uses a top-two primary for congressional, statewide and legislative offices: the two candidates with the most primary votes advance regardless of party, so both general-election candidates can be from the same party. Write-in candidates for these offices can run only in the primary. California Secretary of State

Candidates

Carolyn Daniels

Republican

Work: Founder, Safe Places for Abused Women and Children; former Miss America

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Independent Contractor.

Carolyn Daniels was the first woman from Hawaii to win Miss America and founded Safe Places for Abused Women and Children in 1992. She has lived in the 44th Assembly District for 20 years.

Sources for Daniels

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
California Assembly District 44 (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
About Carolyn Daniels (Carolyn Daniels campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 44
Work: State Assemblymember, 44th District; former deputy attorney general; former Burbank mayor

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 44 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz has served in the California Assembly since 2024. He was a deputy district attorney in Lane County, Oregon (2013) and a California deputy attorney general from 2016, and served on the Burbank City Council (2020-2024), including as mayor in 2023-2024.

Schultz's committees

Budget
Natural Resources
Public Safety (Chair)
Utilities and Energy
Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety
Select Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange
Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California
Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility
Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color
Budget

Sources for Schultz

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz: 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)
Nick Schultz (politician) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), 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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