Member of the State Assembly, District 62
Assembly District 62; California
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 70 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 457,211 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 457,211) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.58, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
José Luis Solache Jr. is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly for District 62 (southeast Los Angeles County — Lynwood, Bellflower, South Gate), first elected in 2024. He served on the Lynwood City Council from 2013 to 2024, including terms as mayor.
Records: Corporate Accountability 22 for, Environment and Public Health 22 for, Civil Rights 20 for,
Republican · declared
Paul Irving Jones is the Republican nominee for California's 62nd State Assembly District (southeast Los Angeles County) in the 2026 general election, challenging Democratic incumbent José Solache after also running in 2024. He has not previously held elected office.
Source: ballotpedia.org