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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 8

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

David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 34 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 2 of them signed into law. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-03.

Record details

Tangipa — AB 1479 (2025): County road commissioner: Counties of Madera and Tehama. Tangipa — AB 377 (2025): High-Speed Rail Authority: business plan: Merced to Bakersfield segment. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa

$759,434raised
  • Small donors$2,877<1%
  • Individuals$194,14826%
  • PACs & committees$208,30028%
  • Businesses & other orgs$347,65046%

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

David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Republican)100.0% · 103,817 votes
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 3, 2026.