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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 29

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

On the ballot

Robert Rivas — Democratic · Incumbent
Dennis P. Sanchez — Republican

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

Record in office

Robert Rivas (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 1 bill in the 2025–2026 session, 1 of them signed into law. Dennis P. Sanchez 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

Rivas — AB 1454 (2025): Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials. 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

Robert Rivas

$2,071,007 raised

Small donors$12,0081%
Individuals$361,67118%
PACs & committees$928,07045%
Businesses & other orgs$753,54837%

Dennis P. Sanchez

$7,267 raised

Small donors$2,53745%
Individuals$2,30041%
Businesses & other orgs$75013%

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

Robert Rivas (Democratic)66.5% · 53,157 votes

Dennis P. Sanchez (Republican)18.1% · 14,444 votes

J.W. Paine (Republican)15.5% · 12,369 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.