Member of the State Assembly, District 70
Assembly District 70; 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 466,270 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 ÷ 466,270) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.49, 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 · declared
Dr. Paula Swift is the Democratic nominee for California's 70th State Assembly District (Orange County) in the 2026 general election, challenging Republican incumbent Tri Ta. A foster-care and child-welfare advocate with a doctorate from USC, she has not previously held elected office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Tri Ta has served in the California Assembly since 2022 and was the first Vietnamese American elected to the state legislature. He served on the Westminster City Council from 2006 and later as mayor, and authored a 2023 public-safety law.
Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
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