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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
- a77.asmdc.org (opens in a new tab)Assemblymember Tasha Boerner — official Assembly biography page (career, committees)
- a77.asmdc.org (opens in a new tab)Assemblymember Tasha Boerner — official Assembly homepage (news of AB 2253 and AB 353, including packaging-industry opposition and floor votes)
- tashaboerner.com (opens in a new tab)Tasha Boerner for Assembly — campaign site (biography, motivation and platform)
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislature — AB 2253 (2025-2026) status: solid waste recycled content claims (used to confirm the bill was enrolled and sent to the Governor)
- 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 77
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember Tasha Boerner took 61.8% of the June 2 vote. Republican Trinity Hannaway took 38.2%, the only other candidate on the primary ballot. The district covers coastal north 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. Committee assignment is where most of the leverage sits, and it is handed out by the majority's leadership.
The incumbent has an established seat and a mid-range record; her funding is almost entirely institutional, with $100 from small donors. Her opponent has reported no campaign funding at all. The practical question here is what this district is getting from a safe seat.
Tasha Boerner
Tasha Boerner is the Democratic Assemblymember for California's 77th District. It covers Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar and nearby coastal towns. She was first elected in 2018. Before that she served on the Encinitas City Council and its planning commission. She also worked for large companies. She started a business making sensory friendly clothing. She did that after her daughter's struggle with a sensory processing disorder. She now chairs the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee.
She says her path into public service began with a stop sign. She fought to get one installed near her kids' school. She says she had to push through a wall of red tape to get it done. In 2026 she wrote a bill on recycled content claims on packaging. It requires companies to back up those claims with real proof. Packaging industry groups opposed the bill. The Legislature sent it to the governor anyway.
She promises to keep fighting for affordability and public safety in her coastal district. She also promises sustainability and equality. She says she wants stronger independent oversight of the state's utility regulator. She wants tougher truth in labeling rules for recycled products. She also wants more money to fight human trafficking in San Diego.
Trinity Hannaway
Trinity Hannaway is a Republican running for California's 77th Assembly District. It covers coastal north San Diego County. Hannaway's ballot designation lists them as a taxpayer advocate. They have not served in the California Legislature or in Congress.
No campaign website or news coverage of their platform could be located. State campaign finance records show no contributions reported for their committee.
No documented statement of their priorities or promises could be located.
Record in office
Trinity Hannaway has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Tasha Boerner (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 30 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 5 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
Tasha Boerner
Primary — $603,862
- Small donors$100<1%
- Individuals$39,4507%
- PACs & committees$280,05047%
- Businesses & other orgs$277,44046%
November — $39,750
- Individuals$11,95030%
- PACs & committees$9,90025%
- Businesses & other orgs$17,90045%
1Trinity Hannaway 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.
3Trinity Hannaway 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 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.