California Legislature · Statewide General Election
Member of the State Assembly, District 28
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Gail Pellerin — Democratic · Incumbent
- Carol Pefley — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Record in office
Gail Pellerin (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 34 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 9 of them signed into law. Carol Pefley 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
Pellerin — AB 2333 (2026): Child welfare nongovernmental organizations. Pellerin — AB 1736 (2026): Political Reform Act of 1974: lobbyist employers: fictitious appearances. Pellerin — AB 1104 (2025): Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements. 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
Gail Pellerin
$525,966 raised
- Small donors$12,1722%
- Individuals$123,30324%
- PACs & committees$279,80053%
- Businesses & other orgs$109,05021%
Carol Pefley
$68,216 raised
- Small donors$2,7874%
- Individuals$54,67980%
- PACs & committees$4001%
- Businesses & other orgs$3501%
- Self-funding$10,00015%
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 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
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.