State Assembly, District 16
Top candidate wins seat.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)(incumbent)64.1%
160,966 votes
Joseph Rubay (R)35.8%
90,090 votes
Race called at 4:46 PM PT on November 8, 2024
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
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What does a state Assembly member do?
State Assembly members represent their communities at the California Legislature in Sacramento. The 80 members of the state Assembly write and vote on state bills, serve on policy committees and vote on the annual state budget. The winner of this race will serve a two-year term.
Candidate Statements
Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
- State Assembly Member
- Democrat
- Environment: “As chair of the Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, I combatted climate change and its impacts. I’ve taken on holding PG&E accountable for wildfires and safeguarding our communities from fire. I’ve protected our water and air from big polluters and banned chemicals harmful to our children and environment.”
- Reproductive Rights: “I founded the Assembly Select Committee on Reproductive Health, the first of its kind in the nation. The bills I authored alongside Planned Parenthood to protect providers and patients serve as national models to fight against restrictive laws reaching into California.”
- Artificial Intelligence: “As chair of the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, I’m collaborating with businesses, the White House and legislators nationwide to protect us and regulate the potential harms of AI before it’s too late.”
- rebeccabauerkahan.com
Joseph A. Rubay
- Business principal
- Republican
- Experience: “As an independent businessman who owns rental property and a real estate appraisal firm, I believe in common sense and the common good.”
- Public Safety: “As the chairman of the Alamo Police Advisory Committee, I lead the effort to pass Measure K which raised the funding to maintain the level of police services in our community … Public safety must be our first priority.”
- Education: “We must refocus education … Political indoctrination and anti-American and anti-Jewish agendas have no place in public education.”
- joerubay.nationbuilder.com
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