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Gracey Van Der Mark

Republican · California · 2026

Running for California Assembly District 72, California

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Parental rights
  • Public safety
Biography

Gracey Van Der Mark is a Republican candidate for California's 72nd Assembly District and a Huntington Beach City Council member, per the OC Independent. She previously served as Huntington Beach mayor, the first Latina to hold that position, and was born to immigrant parents, per her campaign website.

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California Assembly District 72California · 2026Orange County sample ballot

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