CA State Representative Carl DeMaio, who serves as Chairman of Reform California, recently announced his organization will wage a statewide campaign to recruit and support quality candidates to run in what he says are the top target seats in California.
The “26 in 2026” target list includes 4 congressional seats and 22 state legislative seats statewide. (See full list below)
“There’s no doubt that California has been a tough state for center-right candidates to compete in, and the rigged Prop 50 congressional map makes things even more difficult,” DeMaio noted.
“But as we showed with our wins in 2020, 2022 and 2024, we have opportunities to turn the tide and make gains to end the Democrats’ extremist policies and one-party stranglehold on California,” said DeMaio.
“We absolutely must compete aggressively for these 26 seats — and we just need to net 7 state assembly seats to end the Democrats’ Super-Majority in Sacramento,” DeMaio notes.
The List of 26 Seats - Do You Live in One? Want to Run in One?
US CONGRESS – 4 Targets Will Be Selected
- CD-3 (Sacramento) — TBD Candidate Needed (Defend)
- CD-13 (Central Valley) – Kevin Lincoln (Pick Up)
- CD-22 (Central Valley) — David Valadao (Defend)
- CD-48 (Riverside/San Diego) – Darrell Issa (Defend)
On the Watch List (7 seats):
- CD-1 (Northern CA) – TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- CD-2 (Northern CA) – TBD Candidate Needed (Defend)
- CD-21 (Central Valley) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- CD-25 (Riverside County) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- CD-45 (Orange County/Los Angeles County) — TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- CD-47 (Orange County) — TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- CD-49 (San Diego/Orange County) Jim Desmond (Pick Up)
STATE SENATE – 5 Targets Will Be Selected
- SD-14 (Central Valley) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- SD-16 (Central Valley) – Guillermo Gonzalez (Pick Up)
- SD-36 (Orange County) – Tony Strickland (Defend)
- SD-38 (Orange County/San Diego) – Laura Bassett (Pick Up)
- SD-40 (San Diego) – Kristie Bruce-Lane (Defend)
On the Watch List (4 seats):
- SD-4 (Central Valley) – Marie Alvarado-Gil (Defend)
- SD-6 (Sacramento) Roger Niello (Defend)
- SD-18 (San Diego/Imperial/Riverside) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- SD-34 (Orange County) – Rhonda Shader (Pick Up)
STATE ASSEMBLY – 17 Targets Will Be Selected
- AD-7 (Sacramento) — Josh Hoover (Defend)
- AD-22 (Central Valley) — Juan Alanis (Defend)
- AD-27 (Central Valley) — Mike Murphy (Pick Up)
- AD-31 (Central Valley) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-35 (Central Valley) – Saul Ayon (Pick Up)
- AD-36 (Riverside County) — Jeff Gonzalez (Defend)
- AD-40 (Los Angeles County) — TBD (Pick Up)
- AD-42 (Los Angeles/Ventura County) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-47 (Riverside County) — Greg Wallis (Defend)
- AD-58 (Riverside County) — Leticia Castillo (Defend)
- AD-60 (Riverside County) — Ed Delgado (Pick Up)
- AD-66 (Los Angeles) – Jessica Maldonado (Pick Up)
- AD-67 (Orange County) — Paulo Morales (Pick Up)
- AD-70 (Orange County) — Tri Ta (Defend)
- AD-72 (Orange County – Gracey Van Der Mark (Defend)
- AD-74 (Orange County/San Diego) — Laurie Davies (Defend)
- AD-76 (San Diego) — TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
On the Watch List (7 seats):
- AD-13 (Central Valley) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-16 (Bay Area) – TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-39 (Los Angeles/San Bernardino) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-50 (San Bernardino) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-53 (Los Angeles County) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-56 (Los Angeles County) - TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
- AD-73 (Orange County) — TBD Candidate Needed (Pick Up)
