2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 70

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Paula Swift

Democratic

Work: Chief executive officer of a consulting firm; adjunct college professor

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Small Business Owner.

Paula Swift is a small business owner who runs a consulting firm as chief executive officer and teaches as an adjunct professor at a local college. She holds a doctorate in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California.

Sources for Swift

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
California Assembly District 70 (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Meet Paula Swift (Paula Swift campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Tri Ta

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 70
Work: State Assemblymember, 70th District; former Westminster mayor

Tri Ta is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 70 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Orange County.

Tri Ta has served in the California Assembly since December 2022. He served on the Westminster City Council and as mayor of Westminster from 2012 to 2022; his ballot designation is "California Assemblyman/Businessman."

Ta's committees

Appropriations
Governmental Organization
Housing and Community Development
Local Government (Vice Chair)
Rules
Utilities and Energy
Rules

Sources for Ta

Tri Ta: 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)
Tri Ta (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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