Shannon Kessler
Candidate for Assembly District 30
Shannon Kessler is running as a Republican for Assembly District 30. The general election is on November 3, 2026. She is running against Dawn Addis, the Democratic incumbent. Kessler advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary. She placed second there, with 54,649 votes (35.9%) in the certified count. Addis got 83,505 votes (54.8%). Beyond her candidacy and party, few facts about Kessler are confirmed. This includes her job, schooling, hometown, age, and any prior public office. As of this research, Kessler had not filled out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. No dedicated campaign website could be found. This limits how much background and issue information is available about her. Home: Not confirmed. District 30 covers parts of San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties, on California's Central Coast. Occupation: Not confirmed by any source found. Prior office / incumbency: Not confirmed by any source found. No record of prior elected office was found. She is running as a challenger to incumbent Dawn Addis, a Democrat.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Says public safety is not being treated as a priority in Sacramento and wants representation that protects communities.
“public safety, affordability, and accountability are no longer being treated as priorities”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Says families are struggling to afford staying in their communities and wants affordability treated as a governing priority.
“Families are struggling to stay in the communities they love”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Says important decisions affecting the district are being made without local input and wants representation that listens to residents.
“critical decisions are being made without local input”
Source → - Education & Schools
Wants parents, not politicians, to have primary say over decisions in their children's schools.
“put parents—not politicians—back in charge of our schools”
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports policies limiting school sports participation to preserve what she calls privacy, safety, and fairness for girls and women in athletics.
“girls' and women's rights to privacy, safety, and fairness in sports”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.
“Empowering Businesses. Fighting Overregulation”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Says housing affordability is one of the core challenges facing working families in the district.
“understands the challenges facing small businesses, housing, and working families”
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