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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 16

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

On the ballot

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — Democratic · Incumbent
Joseph A. Rubay — Republican

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

Record in office

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 33 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law. Joseph A. Rubay 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

Bauer-Kahan — AB 56 (2025): Social media: warning labels. Bauer-Kahan — AB 774 (2025): Civil actions: enforcement of judgments. Bauer-Kahan — AB 621 (2025): Deepfake pornography. 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
Businesses & other orgs
Self-funding

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

$380,670 raised

Small donors$387<1%
Individuals$29,7838%
PACs & committees$190,50050%
Businesses & other orgs$160,00042%

Joseph A. Rubay

$35,025 raised

Small donors$1,3605%
Individuals$21,35576%
Businesses & other orgs$1651%
Self-funding$5,35019%

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

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Democratic)65.6% · 101,017 votes

Joseph A. Rubay (Republican)30.6% · 47,142 votes

Chirag Kathrani (No Party Preference)3.8% · 5,791 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.