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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, District 6

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

On the ballot

Roger Niello — Republican · Incumbent
Sean Frame — Democratic

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

Record in office

Roger Niello (Republican) is the sitting State Senator for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 5 of them signed into law. Sean Frame 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

Niello — SB 517 (2025): Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors. Niello — SB 765 (2025): State snake. Niello — SB 568 (2025): Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs. 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
Party
Businesses & other orgs
Self-funding

Roger Niello

$1,034,029 raised

Individuals$127,90012%
PACs & committees$210,75020%
Party$425,00041%
Businesses & other orgs$263,87526%
Self-funding$5,9001%

Sean Frame

$154,415 raised

Small donors$28,95319%
Individuals$74,00148%
PACs & committees$49,54932%
Businesses & other orgs$1,5001%

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

Roger Niello (Republican)56.2% · 160,336 votes

Sean Frame (Democratic)28.5% · 81,323 votes

Sara Velasco (Democratic)15.3% · 43,708 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.