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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 1

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

Heather Hadwick — Republican · Incumbent
Dianna Margaret James — Democratic

This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).

Record in office

Heather Hadwick (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law. Dianna Margaret James 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 2026-08-03.

Record details

Hadwick — AB 889 (2025): Prevailing wage: per diem wages. Hadwick — AB 438 (2025): Authorized emergency vehicles. Hadwick — AB 993 (2025): Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Small donors
Individuals
PACs & committees
Party
Businesses & other orgs

Heather Hadwick

$506,358 raised

Small donors$870<1%
Individuals$37,7758%
PACs & committees$247,27150%
Businesses & other orgs$212,80043%

Dianna Margaret James

$733,639 raised

Small donors$864<1%
Individuals$118,57516%
PACs & committees$236,85032%
Party$2,000<1%
Businesses & other orgs$374,98351%

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 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Heather Hadwick (Republican)48.7% · 79,748 votes

Dianna Margaret James (Democratic)38.5% · 63,056 votes

Darin Hale (Republican)12.8% · 21,012 votes

Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
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 August 3, 2026.