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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 22

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

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On the ballot

This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).

Only one candidate filed for this seat. Assemblymember Juan Alanis was the sole name on the June 2 primary ballot, took 100% of the vote, and appears unopposed in November — so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome. The district covers Stanislaus County and part of Merced County.

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. A member of the minority caucus depends more heavily on cross-party support to move anything, since the majority's leadership controls committee assignments and the floor calendar.

With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose but what to expect and what to watch. An unopposed return means the accountability for this seat over the next two years will come from constituents and the press rather than from the ballot. The record below is what he did with the last term.

Juan Alanis

Republican, the sitting Assemblymember for this district and unopposed for re-election. He is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 4 of them signed into law — a notable count for a member of the minority caucus, where bills need majority-party support to move. He raised $972,622 despite having no opponent.

Strengths

Thirty-five bills authored and 4 signed into law from the minority side of the aisle, which requires cross-party agreement that majority members do not need.

Trade-offs

Close to a million dollars raised for an uncontested race, about two-thirds of it from PACs and committees — obligations assumed without a contest.

Keep in mind

Money raised in an unopposed contest is generally available for other purposes, including future races and transfers to other candidates; the filings show what came in, not where it goes next.

Record in office

Juan Alanis (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 4 of them signed into law. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-10.

Record details

Alanis — AB 2085 (2026): Weighing and measuring devices: indications: display. Alanis — AB 310 (2025): Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act. Alanis — AB 16 (2025): Vote by mail ballots: processing. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Juan Alanis

$972,622raised
  • Small donors$720<1%
  • Individuals$21,6592%
  • PACs & committees$651,24468%
  • Businesses & other orgs$277,11729%

Figures 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 2026-08-22.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Juan Alanis (Republican)100.0% · 51,246 votes
Source review: Very strong (97/100) · 4 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 10, 2026.