Pilar SchiavoIncumbent

Candidate for Assembly District 40

Pilar Schiavo is a Democratic Assembly member. She represents District 40. That district covers parts of the northwest San Fernando Valley. It also covers the Santa Clarita Valley and Valencia. She was first elected in 2022. She beat incumbent Suzette Martinez Valladares. She was re-elected in 2024. She came in first in the June 2026 primary. She got 55.6% of the vote. She now faces Republican Rickey Hayes II in the general election. Before the Assembly, Schiavo was a nurse advocate. She also ran a small business. She spent about 20 years as a labor organizer. She worked with the California Nurses Association. She helped send nurses to wildfires and hurricanes. She also helped with COVID-19 vaccine sites. She co-founded a group that gives housing and meals to unhoused people. In the Assembly, she has served on four committees. These are Banking and Finance, Budget, Health, and Utilities and Energy. She chairs the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. She wrote AB 2863. That is California's 'Click to Cancel' law. It makes it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions. Born January 22, 1975. Home: Santa Clarita Valley area, California. She represents Assembly District 40. Job: California State Assemblymember. She once worked as a nurse advocate and ran a small business. Prior office: Incumbent since December 5, 2022. She was first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.

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