Member of the State Assembly, District 66

Paul Seo is the mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes and a U.S. Army veteran. He was raised by Korean immigrant parents who ran a small business. He built a career as a prosecutor, including as a deputy attorney general. He says his office has taken on corrupt officials and companies accused of price gouging.

He is running to fight corruption in Sacramento, lower costs and keep communities safe. He says that as deputy attorney general his office sued the Trump administration more than fifty times. He says California must keep standing up to the federal government.

He promises to crack down on corruption in Sacramento and to lower housing, health care and grocery costs. He promises to increase funding for police, sheriffs and firefighters. He also promises to protect the coast and invest in renewable energy.

Sara Deen is a family dentist and small business owner in Rancho Palos Verdes. She serves as president of the Palos Verdes Peninsula school board and sits on the SoCal Regional Occupational Center board. In 2024 she helped guide a school bond to passage. She says the board proved the need and was transparent before asking voters.

Deen says she wants to bring that same discipline to Sacramento. She says the South Bay deserves a representative who gets things done. She signed a pledge to work with the community to phase out a chemical used at the Torrance refinery. She says she is not calling for the refinery to close.

She promises to lower everyday costs, including fuel and housing, and to expand housing for teachers, nurses, first responders, seniors and veterans. She promises to expand access to affordable health care and to reduce the influence of special interests in Sacramento. Her site lists strengthening neighborhood public schools and career pathways to good jobs as a top priority.