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- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- assembly.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California State Assembly — Matt Haney member page (committee assignments)
- matthaney.com (opens in a new tab)Matt Haney for Assembly — campaign site (biography and priorities)
- localnewsmatters.org (opens in a new tab)Local News Matters — Haney bill would cap resale prices for concerts and live events (AB 1720)
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislature — AB 1720 (2025-2026) bill status and text
- downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated September 24, 2026.
State of California
Member of the State Assembly, District 17
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember Matt Haney took 99.4% of the June 2 vote. Republican Manuel Noris-Barrera took 0.4%. It was the most lopsided legislative primary on this ballot. The district covers eastern San Francisco. The same two candidates also met in November 2024.
The winner holds one of 80 Assembly seats for a two-year term, inside a 12-year lifetime cap on service in Sacramento. An Assemblymember authors bills, sits on the policy committees that decide which bills advance, and argues for the district's share of the annual state budget. Seniority compounds: a member several terms in chairs committees and shapes which bills reach a floor vote at all.
A 99-point primary margin means the practical question in this district is not who wins but what the incumbent does with a seat he holds without contest. Weigh his legislative output and his funding sources on their own terms rather than against an opponent — and if you want to register a different preference, note that this ballot gives you one alternative and very little published information about them.
Matt Haney
Matt Haney is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and chairs the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee. He was a San Francisco supervisor before he won the seat. He says his goal is to deliver for San Francisco on an even bigger scale.
He proposed a bill this year to cap ticket resale prices at 10 percent of face value, aimed at scalpers. The bill stalled in a Senate committee in August. He says he ran for office to take on the city's toughest problems, from street conditions to homelessness to helping small businesses.
He promises to keep pushing on housing, homelessness and small business support. His campaign message is taking action and getting results. He says he is not afraid to take on San Francisco's hardest challenges.
Manuel Noris-Barrera
Manuel Noris-Barrera is a Republican, an entrepreneur, business owner and real estate agent. They ran against this incumbent in 2024 and are running again in 2026. They have not served in the California Legislature or Congress.
No campaign website or news coverage of their 2026 platform could be located.
No stated priorities for this campaign could be located.
Record in office
Matt Haney (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 34 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 8 of them signed into law. Manuel Noris-Barrera has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-09-21.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
Matt Haney
Primary — $638,137
- Small donors$330<1%
- Individuals$51,6008%
- PACs & committees$362,24858%
- Businesses & other orgs$215,03034%
November — $39,100
- Individuals$18,80048%
- PACs & committees$12,40032%
- Businesses & other orgs$7,90020%
1Manuel Noris-Barrera has no contributions reported to Cal-Access for this race.
2Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-09-21.
3Manuel Noris-Barrera has no itemized contributions dated after the June 2, 2026 primary reported to Cal-Access yet.
4Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 30, 2026 — small-dollar unitemized (under $100) contributions aren't independently dated in Cal-Access's raw export, so they aren't reflected here and this may undercount true small-donor activity since the primary. This also doesn't include money reported only on 24-hour late-contribution reports (Form 497) that haven't yet appeared in a periodic Form 460 filing. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-30.