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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 73

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

Cottie Petrie-Norris (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 4 of them signed into law. Urson Russell 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

Petrie-Norris — AB 366 (2025): Ignition interlock devices. Petrie-Norris — AB 451 (2025): Law enforcement policies: restraining orders. Petrie-Norris — AB 420 (2025): Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Cottie Petrie-Norris

$1,422,568raised
  • Small donors$268<1%
  • Individuals$106,3388%
  • PACs & committees$624,67545%
  • Businesses & other orgs$671,95048%

Urson Russell

$42,515raised
  • Small donors$4,70611%
  • Individuals$27,25965%
  • Businesses & other orgs$7002%
  • Self-funding$9,15022%

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

Cottie Petrie-Norris (Democratic)60.9% · 60,261 votes
Urson Russell (Republican)39.1% · 38,720 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.