Angelique AshbyIncumbent
Candidate for State Senate District 8
Angelique Ashby is a Democrat. She is the incumbent state senator for California Senate District 8. That district covers the Sacramento and Elk Grove area. She took office in December 2022. She won that seat by defeating Dave Jones. That was in the 2022 general election. She now serves as Senate Majority Leader. Before the state Senate, Ashby served on the Sacramento City Council. She served there for 12 years. She represented District 1. She served from 2010 to 2022. She spent seven of those years as Vice Mayor. That role is also called Mayor Pro Tem. She ran for Sacramento mayor in 2016. She lost that race. Ashby is a Sacramento native. She lives in the Natomas neighborhood. She attended Sacramento High School. She earned a B.A. in sociology. That degree is from UC Davis. She earned a J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law. That school is part of University of the Pacific. Her early career included work with foster youth. She also worked at a labor law firm. She worked at the Sacramento County public defender's office. She later co-founded a consulting firm with her father. Ashby is running for re-election. That race is for Senate District 8, in the 2026 general election. Home: Natomas, in Sacramento, California. Occupation: California State Senator. She is also Senate Majority Leader. She was previously managing partner of Ashby Consulting Group, LLC. Prior office: She has been the incumbent since December 2022. She earlier served on the Sacramento City Council. That was District 1, from 2010 to 2022.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports policies protecting workers and small businesses while pursuing job creation and regional economic development.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Identifies addressing California's affordability crisis as a top legislative priority, without specifying tax policy changes.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports a multi-pronged approach to homelessness (tiny homes, shelters, hotel conversions, scattered sites) paired with wraparound services, and favors expanding housing supply.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports police reform including ending no-knock drug raid warrants and diverting some mental-health/homelessness calls from police to social workers; does not have a specifically documented position on guns.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports addressing root causes of crime and reducing systemic racism in the justice system; authored legislation restructuring victim restitution and creating youth peer courts.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Has authored legislation expanding emergency/community paramedicine coverage and classifying the drug xylazine as a controlled substance amid overdose concerns.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports abortion access/reproductive rights; holds a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. No specific public statement found on LGBTQ rights.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports expanded school/childcare funding, universal preschool, and increased financial aid for foster youth in higher education; no specific position found on school choice/charters or teacher pay.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Has focused legislative and budget efforts on support for foster youth, including expanded college financial aid access; no broader documented position on welfare, paid family leave, food assistance, or senior/disability services.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supported local climate action planning and consistently opposed sprawl development as a city council member; no specific statewide climate/energy legislative position documented as senator.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Authored legislation on water use efficiency flexibility and extending flood control project deadlines; no specific documented position on groundwater management or drought/conservation policy broadly.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Established local government ethics and transparency reforms, including an ethics commission and mandatory harassment training for elected officials; no specific documented position on state-level voting access, redistricting, or campaign finance.
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