Review note: Ash Kalra for Assembly and National Nurses United may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ashkalra.com (opens in a new tab)Ash Kalra for Assembly — campaign site (biography, committee role, CalCare, priorities)
- nationalnursesunited.org (opens in a new tab)National Nurses United — Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association Reintroduce CalCare Legislation
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislature — AB 1900 (2025-2026), Guaranteed Health Care for All / CalCare, text and history
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- 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 25
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember Ash Kalra took 72.2% of the June 2 vote. Republican Himat Singh Bainiwal took 27.8%. They were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers central and east San Jose.
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, and this district's member is among the longer-serving on the ballot.
This district's incumbent has the highest enacted-bill count of anyone on this ballot — 16 signed into law from 35 authored. That is the clearest single measure of legislative effectiveness available in the public record, and it is the thing to weigh here, alongside how little is published about their opponent.
Ash Kalra
Ash Kalra is the Democratic Assemblymember for this district. They spent 11 years as a public defender in Santa Clara County before serving on the San Jose City Council. They were elected to the Assembly in 2016 and now chair the Judiciary Committee, and they have authored bills on criminal justice and workplace protections.
They say access to health care should not depend on your job, your income or your immigration status. In February 2026 they introduced a bill to build CalCare, a state single payer health system that would cover every Californian. The bill is still working its way through the Legislature.
They promise to keep pushing for single payer health care, stronger renter protections and expanded workers' rights. They say their goal is a government that solves problems instead of creating them.
Himat Singh Bainiwal
Himat Singh Bainiwal is a Republican attorney and the only other candidate on this district's ballot. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.
No campaign website or news coverage of his platform could be located.
What he would prioritize in office is not documented anywhere that could be located. What is known about him comes from his ballot designation as an attorney.
Record in office
Ash Kalra (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 16 of them signed into law. Himat Singh Bainiwal 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
Ash Kalra
Primary — $465,917
- Small donors$334<1%
- Individuals$67,77115%
- PACs & committees$354,02176%
- Businesses & other orgs$43,7009%
November — $19,750
- Individuals$8,20042%
- PACs & committees$10,90055%
- Businesses & other orgs$6503%
1Himat Singh Bainiwal 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.
3Himat Singh Bainiwal 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 26, 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.