2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 57

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Sade Elhawary

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 57
Work: State Assemblymember, 57th District; former educator

Sade Elhawary is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 57 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Los Angeles County.

Sade Elhawary has served in the California Assembly since December 2024. She previously worked as an educator and on the staff of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Elhawary's committees

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Business and Professions
Elections
Human Services
Labor and Employment
Select Committee on 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure
Select Committee on Downtown Recovery
Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation
Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Select Committee on Social Housing
Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color
Joint Committee on the Arts
Budget

Sources for Elhawary

Sade Elhawary: 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)
Sade Elhawary (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Constance Jewel Menzies

Republican

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: In-Home Care Provider.

Sources for Menzies

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

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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