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2 candidates are tracked for California Assembly District 66 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sara Deen and Paul Seo. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sara Deen (Democratic) and Paul Seo (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (Democratic), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. Both are Democrats: the top-two primary sends the two leading vote-getters to November regardless of party. June 2 top-two primary result: Paul Seo (DEM) 26.6 percent and Sara Deen (DEM) 24.6 percent advanced over Jessica Zonia Maldonado (REP) 21.9 percent, George Barks (REP) 15.9 percent, Scott Houston (DEM) 5.6 percent and 1 others, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Sara Deen is a family dentist and co-owner of a small urgent care clinic in Torrance who serves as president of the Palos Verdes School Board, per her campaign site. She is a Democratic candidate for California's 66th Assembly District.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Paul Seo is an Army veteran and the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a deputy state attorney general and spent seven years at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office prosecuting violent felonies, per the same source.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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