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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
- a62.asmdc.org (opens in a new tab)Assemblymember José Luis Solache — Biography and press releases (career background, committee role, authored bills)
- solacheforassembly.com (opens in a new tab)Solache for Assembly — Home page (his stated priorities and motivation, in his own words)
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislature — AB 1390 bill history (Solache's school board pay bill, signed into law)
- dailynews.com (opens in a new tab)Los Angeles Daily News — Check out who's advancing in LA County Assembly races to the general election (rematch context and primary results for AD62/64/65)
- 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 62
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember José Luis Solache took 73.1% of the June 2 vote. Republican Paul Irving Jones took 26.9%, the only other candidate on the primary ballot. The district covers Lynwood, South Gate and part of southeast Los Angeles 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. Committee assignment is where most of the leverage sits, and it is handed out by the majority's leadership.
The incumbent has a solid enacted record and a funding profile that is almost entirely institutional — $100 from small donors out of more than $1 million. Weigh that record against that funding shape, against an opponent with no reported campaign at all.
José Luis Solache
José Luis Solache is the Democratic Assemblymember for District 62. He grew up in Lynwood and was elected to the Lynwood school board at 23. He later served as a Lynwood councilmember and mayor. In the Assembly he chairs the committee on economic development, and he wrote a bill that raised pay for school board members statewide.
He says the best way to get things done is to listen, bring people together, and work hard. In 2025 Governor Newsom signed his bill that raised pay for school board members across the state. This year he introduced a bill to help small cities get state homelessness funding.
He promises to fully fund schools and lower the cost of California's public colleges. His priorities include reducing homelessness, fighting climate change, and expanding access to health care. He also says he wants to help local businesses create good paying jobs.
Paul Irving Jones
Paul Irving Jones is a Republican who describes himself as a retired combat Marine. He has not held elected office. This is his second run against Assemblymember José Luis Solache for this seat.
No statement from him about why he is running could be located. The clearest documented fact is his election record: he lost this same race in 2024 and is running again this year, with a similar share of the vote both times.
No campaign website or news coverage of his platform could be located. What is known comes from his ballot designation as a retired combat Marine.
Record in office
Paul Irving Jones has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. José Luis Solache (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 10 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
José Luis Solache
Primary — $1,004,140
- Small donors$100<1%
- Individuals$60,7006%
- PACs & committees$536,74454%
- Businesses & other orgs$401,10040%
November — $47,450
- Individuals$100<1%
- PACs & committees$18,65039%
- Businesses & other orgs$28,70060%
1Paul Irving Jones 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.
3Paul Irving Jones 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.