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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 56

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

On the ballot

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

Record in office

Lisa Calderon (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 28 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 6 of them signed into law. Jessica Martinez 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

Calderon — AB 798 (2025): State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes. Calderon — AB 1003 (2025): Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research. Calderon — AB 888 (2025): California Safe Homes grant program. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Lisa Calderon

$766,875raised
  • Small donors$198<1%
  • Individuals$16,2002%
  • PACs & committees$424,15356%
  • Businesses & other orgs$321,20042%

Jessica Martinez

$8,247raised
  • Small donors$1,90524%
  • Individuals$5,71971%
  • PACs & committees$1472%
  • Businesses & other orgs$2002%
  • Self-funding$1001%

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

Lisa Calderon (Democratic)64.1% · 60,224 votes
Jessica Martinez (Republican)35.9% · 33,711 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.