Anamarie Avila FariasIncumbent

Candidate for Assembly District 15

Anamarie Avila Farias sits in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat, and she is the incumbent. She holds the seat for District 15. This seat covers parts of Contra Costa County. It also covers part of the East Bay, including the area around Concord. She took office in December 2024. She won that November with 131,850 votes (64.1%), according to the certified Statement of Vote. She is running now to keep her seat. That vote is on November 3, 2026. Before she won this seat, she sat on the Martinez City Council. She was the first Latina ever elected to that group. Before that, she sat on a school board too, the Contra Costa County Board of Education. She also sat on a board for housing, the California Housing Finance Agency. She holds two degrees from the University of San Francisco, a bachelor's and a master's. Her official biography uses a phrase about her. It says she brings, in her own words, 'decades of experience in public service and housing advocacy' to the job. Home: she lives near Martinez, in Contra Costa County, California. Her office for the district sits in the Concord area. Occupation: she sits in the California State Assembly, for District 15, and she is the one who holds the seat now. Prior office: she has held the seat since December 2024. Before that, she sat on the Martinez City Council. She also sat on a school board, the Contra Costa County Board of Education. And she sat on a board too, for the California Housing Finance Agency.

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