Deborah Klein Lopez
Candidate for Assembly District 42
Deborah Klein Lopez sits on the Agoura Hills City Council. She was first elected in November 2018. She has served as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem of Agoura Hills. She grew up in the district, near the base of the Santa Monica Mountains. She went to local public schools. She now lives in Agoura Hills with her husband, Fabricio, and their three children. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. She began her career in financial analysis and project management. She worked at firms including Reuters and J.D. Power and Associates. She later moved into public service. She worked in the California State Senate and Assembly. She chaired the board of the Clean Power Alliance from March 2024 to June 2026. That is a regional renewable-energy provider. She also serves on the board of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains. For nearly 20 years, she has helped run the Conejo Valley Meal and Shelter Program. That program serves homeless residents. She has also helped with local school fundraising, including Measure E. She is running for the open Assembly District 42 seat. Her campaign highlights her work on disaster recovery. She helped lead recovery efforts after the Woolsey Fire. She has been endorsed by incumbent Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin. She is also endorsed by Congresswoman Julia Brownley. State Senator Henry Stern has endorsed her too. So has Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. Home: Agoura Hills, California. Job: Agoura Hills City Councilmember. She chaired the Clean Power Alliance board until mid-2026. Prior office: She now serves on the Agoura Hills City Council, elected 2018. She has served as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. She has not held state legislative office before.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports promoting job growth and economic opportunity, including green jobs tied to environmental initiatives, as part of addressing regional affordability.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Emphasizes addressing rising cost-of-living pressures including housing, utility, and insurance costs, without specifying tax policy changes.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports increasing housing supply through planned development that accounts for wildfire risk, restoring collaborative city-county land-use planning, and expanding workforce housing.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports increased resources for local law enforcement (technology, training, recruitment, retention) alongside root-cause approaches, and addressing organized retail theft through enforcement coordination.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports expanding treatment alternatives to incarceration (mental health beds, drug courts) and reentry support such as job training and transitional housing.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports protecting and maintaining access to quality, affordable health care and expanding mental health services, framing gun violence as a public health issue.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports protecting reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports stable, protected school funding not subject to economic downturns, along with teacher support, campus safety, facility modernization, and expanded early learning and higher education access.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Prioritizes climate resilience, disaster preparedness after wildfires, expanding affordable renewable energy access, and green job creation.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Supports modernizing water infrastructure to increase recycling and reuse and reduce dependency on imported water, backed by major state investment.
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