Isaac G. BryanIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 55
Isaac Bryan is a Democrat who sits in the California State Assembly. He first won a seat in a May 2021 special vote. That seat was the 54th district. He now holds the 55th Assembly district seat. It covers part of South Los Angeles. He was born in Dallas, Texas. He was adopted as a baby into a foster home. He moved to California as a child. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and sociology. It is from the University of Arizona. He also holds a master's degree in public policy. It is from UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. Before he won, Bryan led a new UCLA group. It was called the Black Policy Project. He also led public policy work at UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. He was a fellow in the L.A. mayor's reentry office. This fellowship came from the Bohnett Foundation. He studied youth and crime issues. He also helped lead a county ballot measure. It was called Measure J. In the Legislature, he served as Assembly Majority Leader. He held that post from July to November 2023. He also served as Vice Chair of a Black lawmakers' group. He now seeks another term. His seat is the 55th district. The vote is set for November 3, 2026. Born January 16, 1992. Home: Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, District 55. Occupation: state lawmaker. Prior office: incumbent since May 2021, first won the 54th district in a special vote. He won again in 2022 and 2024, now in the 55th district.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports policies to create good-paying jobs and ensure a livable wage for all Californians, including fair hiring, promotion, and retention practices.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports treating housing as a right and building more affordable, transit-friendly housing to address housing insecurity and homelessness.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Has been a vocal advocate for reallocating public spending away from policing/incarceration toward social services and community investment, framing this as a matter of fiscal priorities rather than eliminating police departments.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Supports restructuring the criminal justice system to reduce reliance on incarceration, expand restorative justice, and address root causes of crime through community investment, and has authored a measure to restore voting rights to people completing prison sentences.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Has worked to expand student health insurance coverage as part of his legislative record.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Has worked on reproductive rights infrastructure, including helping establish a UCLA-based center on reproductive health law and policy.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Supports policies to help working families, including closing the gender wage gap, and previously worked to recover foster youth benefits that had been diverted from recipients.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports phasing out oil and gas extraction near residential communities and improving air and water quality, and has been credited with helping close a large urban oil field.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports restoring voting rights to Californians who are completing prison sentences and has worked to end prison gerrymandering in redistricting.
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