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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 44

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

On the ballot

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz — Democratic · Incumbent
Carolyn Daniels — Republican

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

Record in office

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 7 of them signed into law. Carolyn Daniels 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

Schultz — AB 321 (2025): Misdemeanors. Schultz — AB 1319 (2025): Protected species: California Endangered Species Act. Schultz — AB 1050 (2025): Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments. 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

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz

$868,702 raised

Small donors$7,9561%
Individuals$127,03915%
PACs & committees$427,00049%
Businesses & other orgs$301,40035%

Carolyn Daniels has no contributions reported to Cal-Access for this race.

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

Nicholas "Nick" Schultz (Democratic)71.2% · 97,191 votes

Carolyn Daniels (Republican)20.7% · 28,269 votes

Charlotte Gerry (Republican)8.1% · 11,094 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.