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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, District 34

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

On the ballot

Avelino Valencia — Democratic
Rhonda Shader — Republican

This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).

Record in office

This seat is open — no candidate on the November ballot currently holds it. Avelino Valencia (Democratic) is a sitting Assemblymember and is lead author of 29 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 10 of them signed into law. Rhonda Shader 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

Valencia — AB 2421 (2026): Political Reform Act of 1974: committee termination. Valencia — AB 2655 (2026): Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel. Valencia — AB 1398 (2025): Workers’ compensation. 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

Avelino Valencia

$1,233,907 raised

Small donors$1,265<1%
Individuals$81,6617%
PACs & committees$607,55049%
Businesses & other orgs$542,43144%

Rhonda Shader

$126,706 raised

Small donors$4,9624%
Individuals$82,16366%
PACs & committees$27,80022%
Businesses & other orgs$9,6508%

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

Avelino Valencia (Democratic)65.2% · 92,826 votes

Rhonda Shader (Republican)34.8% · 49,569 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.