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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
- ocregister.com (opens in a new tab)Orange County Register — Mark Pulido, AD-67 candidate, 2026 primary election questionnaire
- ocregister.com (opens in a new tab)Orange County Register — Paulo Morales, AD-67 candidate, 2026 primary election questionnaire
- ocregister.com (opens in a new tab)Orange County Register — Former Cypress Mayor Paulo Morales is the latest to jump into Assembly race
- loscerritosnews.net (opens in a new tab)Los Cerritos Community News — Mark Pulido Knows How Government Works, From Cerritos to Sacramento to Washington
- markpulido.com (opens in a new tab)Mark Pulido for Assembly — campaign site (biography, priorities)
- 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 67
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
This is an open seat. Republican Paulo Morales led the June primary with 31.6% on less than $30,000 raised. Democrat Mark Pulido took 25.9% after raising more than $700,000. The district covers part of northern Orange 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. Because this seat is open, whoever wins starts without seniority — and which party they belong to determines whether they build it inside the majority or outside it.
The money and the votes point in opposite directions here more sharply than anywhere else on this ballot: the leading candidate raised about four cents for every dollar his opponent did and still finished nearly six points ahead. Neither has held state office. Weigh whether June's result reflects the district's leanings or a crowded field splitting the vote.
Paulo Morales
Paulo Morales is a special deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service and the former mayor of Cypress. Before that he spent more than two decades with the Cypress Police Department, including on a regional SWAT team. He also served on the Cypress City Council.
He says he grew up a Democrat but became a Republican two months before launching his campaign, saying the party had left him. He says his years in policing and city government taught him to listen. He says he wants to bring a balanced, practical approach to Sacramento.
He promises to focus on affordability, education and public safety. He wants to cut government waste and grow the housing supply by reforming environmental review rules. He also promises to fully fund what voters approved for public safety.
Mark Pulido
Mark Pulido is a Cerritos city councilmember serving his third term, and a two-time mayor. He spent nine years on the ABC Unified school board, including as its president. He later worked as chief of staff for a member of Congress and as a state Senate district director.
He says he wants to give back to California after growing up here and benefiting from its public schools. As councilmember he voted to fund additional patrol officers. He says burglaries fell by more than a third under his watch.
He promises better schools, safer communities and more affordable housing. His site lists cutting the economic burden on working families as a top goal. He also promises to keep building on his record of bringing new stores and jobs to Cerritos.
Record in office
This is an open seat: no candidate on the November ballot currently serves in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress, so there is no legislative record to compare here. These records cover only those offices.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
- Self-funding
Mark Pulido
Primary — $706,283
- Small donors$20,6233%
- Individuals$287,12741%
- PACs & committees$289,15041%
- Businesses & other orgs$106,70115%
- Self-funding$500<1%
November — $53,588
- Individuals$1,2882%
- PACs & committees$35,50066%
- Businesses & other orgs$16,80031%
Paulo Morales
Primary — $29,475
- Small donors$125<1%
- Individuals$21,00074%
- PACs & committees$5,90021%
- Businesses & other orgs$1,0004%
- Self-funding$2501%
November — $900
- Individuals$900100%
1Figures 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.
2Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 30, 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.