Tracey Schroeder
Candidate for Assembly District 46
Tracey Schroeder is a Republican candidate. She is running for Assembly District 46. The general election is November 3, 2026. She faces Democratic incumbent Jesse Gabriel. This is her second run for the seat. She lost to Gabriel in the 2024 general election, 62.9% to 37.1%. She had advanced from that year's primary. In the June 2026 primary, she advanced again. She got 33.8% of the vote to Gabriel's 66.2%. Schroeder also once ran for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District, or LAUSD, Board of Education, in 2022. She finished second in that primary with 26.3% of the vote. Schroeder has worked as a teacher for LAUSD since 1998. She has mainly taught elementary reading, writing, and math. She was a finalist for the Music Center's BRAVO Award in 2007. That award was for bringing arts into her classroom. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from UCLA, earned in 1996. She also holds a master's degree in Psychology, with a focus in Art Therapy, from Phillips Graduate Institute, earned in 2006. Her campaign calls her a Valley Teacher and Neighbor. It says it takes no corporate PAC money. Home: San Fernando Valley area, Los Angeles, California; this is within the district. Job: Elementary school teacher for LAUSD, since 1998. Prior office: None held. This would be her first elected office. She lost this same Assembly race in 2024. She also lost a run for the LAUSD School Board in 2022.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports lowering the tax and regulatory burden on small businesses.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Opposes new taxes and bonds, supports reducing gas taxes and regulations, and calls for auditing government spending to eliminate waste.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Favors a homelessness response focused on rehabilitation, mental health services, and employment rather than direct financial aid alone.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports increased public safety measures and enforcement, including street safety initiatives and combating fentanyl and human trafficking; no specific position found on police funding levels or gun policy.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports Proposition 36 (2024, increasing penalties for certain theft and drug offenses) and has called for repealing Proposition 47, favoring stronger criminal consequences.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports policies protecting single-sex athletics and expanding parental involvement/rights in children's upbringing and schooling; no specific statement on abortion policy found.
Source → - Education & Schools
Prioritizes foundational academics (reading, writing, math, civics, and vocational/trades training), smaller class sizes, parental rights in curriculum decisions, and auditing education spending to redirect funds to classrooms.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Emphasizes family stability and ensuring veterans receive earned benefits as part of a broader child- and family-protection agenda; no specific position found on paid family leave, child care subsidies, or food assistance programs.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports voter-verifiable paper ballots, clean voter rolls, verified voter registration, and voter identification requirements; also opposes expanded emergency executive powers.
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