Leila Namvar

Candidate for Assembly District 47

Leila Namvar is the Democratic nominee. She is running for Assembly District 47. She faces Republican incumbent Greg Wallis. The general election is November 3, 2026. Namvar advanced from the June 2, 2026 primary. She got 32.3% of the vote there. Wallis led with 48.1%. Fellow Democrat Jason Byors got 19.5% and did not advance. Her campaign website says Namvar was born and raised in Iran. She moved to the United States in 2002. She worked several jobs while taking college classes at night to learn English. She has worked for the City of Indio since 2005. She started as a Planning Technician. She rose to become a Public Arts Program Analyst. Campaign materials say her work included strategic planning and budget management. They also cite her work in civic engagement. She has served as chapter president of SEIU 721 at the City of Indio. She calls herself a labor representative. She says she has led contract talks for that chapter. This is her first run for elected office. She holds no prior elected office. Her campaign has been endorsed by many labor unions. These include SEIU California, the California Nurses Association, and the California Federation of Teachers. Several Democratic-aligned groups have endorsed her too. No independent news coverage of her run was found during this research. This bio relies mainly on her own campaign website. Home: Indio, California area, in Riverside County; she was born and raised in Iran and moved to the U.S. in 2002. Job: City of Indio employee, Public Arts Program Analyst; she is also a labor representative and SEIU 721 chapter president. Prior office: None. This is her first run for elected office.

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