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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

Member of the State Assembly, District 9

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

On the ballot

Heath Flora — Republican · Incumbent
Matthew Adams — Democratic

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

Record in office

Heath Flora (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 32 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 4 of them signed into law. Matthew Adams 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

Flora — AB 509 (2025): Alcoholic beverages: minors. Flora — AB 1392 (2025): Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates. Flora — AB 876 (2025): Nurse anesthetists: scope of practice. 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
Self-funding

Heath Flora

$1,133,160 raised

Individuals$16,1001%
PACs & committees$486,40243%
Businesses & other orgs$623,40055%

Matthew Adams

$17,658 raised

Small donors$7384%
Individuals$4,62026%
PACs & committees$2,00011%
Businesses & other orgs$3002%
Self-funding$10,00057%

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

Heath Flora (Republican)30.6% · 33,684 votes

Matthew Adams (Democratic)25.9% · 28,522 votes

Jim Shoemaker (Republican)22.7% · 25,029 votes

Michael Perez (Democratic)9.3% · 10,224 votes

Brandon Owen (Republican)8.6% · 9,460 votes

Tami Nobriga (Republican)3.0% · 3,285 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.