Ash KalraIncumbent

Candidate for Assembly District 25

Ash Kalra is the Democratic incumbent for California's 25th Assembly District. The district covers most of San Jose. He was first elected to the Assembly in 2016. He then represented District 27. He has won re-election every cycle since. Redistricting in 2021 shifted him to AD25. Before the Legislature, Kalra served on the San Jose City Council. He represented District 2, from 2008 to 2016. He also worked 11 years as a deputy public defender in Santa Clara County. That work included the county's drug treatment court. He holds a B.A. in Communications from UC Santa Barbara (1993). He also holds a J.D. from Georgetown University (1996). He has taught as a law professor. That includes teaching at Lincoln Law School of San Jose. In the Legislature, he chairs the Assembly Judiciary Committee. He has also chaired the California Legislative Progressive Caucus. He wrote the California Racial Justice Act of 2020. He also sits on four other committees: Housing and Community Development, Labor and Employment, Natural Resources, and Utilities and Energy. Born January 21, 1972, per Wikipedia. Home: San Jose, California. He has lived in South San Jose for over 37 years. Occupation: State legislator and law professor. He previously taught at Lincoln Law School of San Jose. Prior office / incumbency: Incumbent since 2016. He represented Assembly District 27 from 2016 to 2022. After 2021 redistricting, he has represented Assembly District 25 since December 2022. He previously served on the San Jose City Council, District 2, from 2008 to 2016.

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