# Member of the State Assembly, District 75 Compare records and positions simply between Carl DeMaio or Gerald C. Boursiquot for Member of the State Assembly, District 75 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term). - Jurisdiction: California Legislature - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/assembly-75 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 24, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 91 out of 100 (Very strong), across 7 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Carl DeMaio** — Businessman/State Legislator · Republican · Incumbent - **Gerald C. Boursiquot** — IT Contractor/Father · Democratic Assemblymember Carl DeMaio took 59.7% of the June 2 vote and Democrat Gerald C. Boursiquot took 40.3%; they were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers eastern San Diego 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. This district's member sits in the minority caucus, where enacting legislation requires majority-party agreement. Two facts about the incumbent sit oddly together and are worth reading as a pair. He has raised $3,009,468 — the largest total of any Assembly candidate on this ballot — and almost none of it from institutions: $770,941 came from donors giving under $100, by far the largest small-dollar base anywhere here. He has also authored 31 bills this session with none signed into law. Whether that combination reads as a mandate or a mismatch is the judgment this race asks of you. ## Carl DeMaio Carl DeMaio, the Republican Assemblymember for California's 75th District, served on the San Diego City Council from 2008 to 2012 after winning by what his campaign calls the largest margin ever for a non-incumbent candidate; he was the city's first openly gay council member (campaign site). He authored what he called the "Roadmap to Recovery Plan" to close the city's budget gap without new taxes, and says he refused office perks and cut costs (campaign site). Before politics he built two companies, including a government-reform think tank he later sold; in the Assembly he has authored bills on taxes and public safety. DeMaio frames his campaign as a choice: "the choice is simple: STAND AND FIGHT!" (campaign site). In September 2024, the Peace Officers Research Association of California accused him of moving Reform California's website and voter database into his Assembly campaign as an undisclosed in-kind contribution, and of reporting a television ad purchase two months late; the state's Fair Political Practices Commission confirmed the complaint was under review (Voice of San Diego). His spokesperson called the allegations "blatantly false and frivolous" and said "the political establishment doesn't like that Carl DeMaio fights them and has exposed their corruption" (Voice of San Diego). He promises to "Stop the Tax Hikes," end homelessness, reform school boards, restore public safety, and pass a statewide voter ID law; he has filed a voter ID initiative for the 2026 ballot (campaign site). He chairs Reform California, which he describes as "a statewide movement of activists working together to hold our current politicians accountable" (campaign site). **Strengths:** A long public record, from City Council fiscal fights to Reform California's statewide tax campaigns, plus Assembly bills authored this term. **Trade-offs:** An open FPPC complaint alleges he mixed his advocacy group's resources with his campaign; he denies it, and it remains unresolved. **Keep in mind:** The complaint is an allegation, not a finding. He has faced several FPPC complaints since 2016; this is the one still open now. ## Gerald C. Boursiquot Gerald Boursiquot, 58, a Democrat, describes himself to the Union-Tribune as "a computer science professor and Lyft driver"; his ballot designation lists him as an IT contractor and father (Union-Tribune; ballot designation). A native of Spring Valley, New York, who now lives in Fallbrook, he points to 22 years of military service "guided by Air Force core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all that you do" (Union-Tribune). He has not held elected office. Asked why he is running, Boursiquot points to "an overarching issue [that] affects everyone in the state: a lack of faith in government," and says "people need to believe that their government can deliver for them" (Union-Tribune). He has no record in any office to weigh against that; what is documented comes from his answers to the newspaper's candidate questionnaire. His stated top issues are "housing/homelessness, the cost of living and a lack of good-paying jobs in North and East County" (Union-Tribune). On housing, he says California should "speed up housing supply by legalizing more apartments near jobs and transit, streamlining permits and using public land for affordable homes," paired with more rental vouchers and better tracking of people in supportive housing (Union-Tribune). On climate, he calls for wildfire hardening, defensible space, ember-resistant building materials and faster electrification of vehicles (Union-Tribune). **Strengths:** Twenty-two years of Air Force service and a detailed platform on housing, jobs and wildfire, given in his own words to a local paper. **Trade-offs:** No record in any office, so there is nothing enacted yet to judge him on beyond his campaign answers. **Keep in mind:** Nearly everything here comes from one newspaper Q and A. That is a thinner record than an incumbent's, not a verdict on him. ## Record in office Carl DeMaio (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 31 bills in the 2025–2026 session, none signed into law so far. Gerald C. Boursiquot 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 - **Carl DeMaio** - Primary: $3,009,468 raised (Small donors: $770,941; Individuals: $2,065,262; PACs & committees: $54,800; Businesses & other orgs: $116,900) - November: $144,165 raised (Individuals: $138,165; PACs & committees: $6,000) - **Gerald C. Boursiquot** - Primary: $9,500 raised (Small donors: $2,720; Individuals: $4,580; Self-funding: $1,050) - November: $350 raised (Individuals: $350) Figures 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. Total 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. ## Review notes - Carl DeMaio for Assembly may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources. ## Sources 1. [CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)](https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/primary-election-june-2-2026/statement-vote) 2. [Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary](https://ballotpedia.org) 3. [Carl DeMaio for Assembly — campaign site (About, Priorities/homepage: biography and platform)](https://www.carldemaio.com/) 4. [Voice of San Diego — Assembly Candidate Carl DeMaio Accused of Campaign Finance Violations by Police Advocacy Group (used for the FPPC complaint and his response)](https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/09/17/assembly-candidate-carl-demaio-accused-of-campaign-finance-violations-by-police-advocacy-group/) 5. [San Diego Union-Tribune — Q&A: Meet Gerald Boursiquot, candidate for California State Assembly District 75 (used for his biography, motivation and issue positions)](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/10/qa-meet-gerald-boursiquot-candidate-for-california-state-assembly-district-75/) 6. [California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)](https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/) 7. [Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State](https://www.sos.ca.gov/campaign-lobbying/helpful-resources/raw-data-campaign-finance-and-lobbying-activity) ## The rest of the ballot Member of the State Assembly, District 75 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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