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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
- a55.asmdc.org (opens in a new tab)Official Assembly site — Isaac G. Bryan biography (committee assignments, career background)
- isaacbryanforca.com (opens in a new tab)Isaac Bryan for Assembly — About and Plan pages (his own account of background, motivation and promises)
- a55.asmdc.org (opens in a new tab)Official Assembly site — Isaac G. Bryan legislative accomplishments (AB 2716 and other authored bills)
- 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 55
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan took 64.6% of the June 2 vote. Fellow Democrat Ashley M. Brown took 18.9%, so November's contest is between two Democrats. The district covers Culver City and the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles.
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.
With two Democrats on the ballot, party is not the axis. The incumbent has the highest enacted-bill count of any candidate on this entire ballot — 14 signed into law from 35 authored — which is the clearest measure of legislative effectiveness the public record offers. Weigh that against whatever case a same-party challenge is making, noting that the challenger has reported no funding.
Isaac G. Bryan
Isaac Bryan is one of nine adopted children and, by their account, struggled in school before earning a graduate degree from UCLA. Before they were elected, they co-chaired the 2020 campaign for Measure J, which redirected county money toward jobs, housing and alternatives to jail. In the Assembly they chair the Natural Resources Committee and have authored bills on foster care, prison oversight and refinery worker safety.
Bryan says this district gave them everything and that they ran to make sure others get the same chance. One of Bryan's bills, signed into law in 2024, stops the operation of low producing oil wells near homes and directs the resulting fees back to the communities affected by drilling.
Bryan promises to close the gender wage gap and treat housing as a right. They say they want an economy that works for everyone, and that they will stand up to what they call cruelty coming from Washington.
Ashley M. Brown
Ashley M. Brown works as a school social worker. No campaign website or news coverage describes their career or background beyond that.
No statement about why Brown is challenging their own party's incumbent could be located. They have not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.
No campaign website or platform could be located. What is known about Brown's candidacy comes from the ballot.
Record in office
Ashley M. Brown has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Isaac G. Bryan (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 14 of them signed into law. 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
Isaac G. Bryan
Primary — $812,238
- Small donors$467<1%
- Individuals$198,28525%
- PACs & committees$344,50043%
- Businesses & other orgs$261,68033%
November — $36,300
- Individuals$11,40031%
- PACs & committees$10,50029%
- Businesses & other orgs$14,40040%
1Ashley M. Brown 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.
3Ashley M. Brown 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 29, 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.