Jessica Martinez

Candidate for Assembly District 56

Jessica Martinez is the Republican who wants California's 56th District seat. The vote is set for November 3, 2026. She faces the sitting member, Democrat Lisa Calderon. Martinez has run for this seat many times before. This was in 2018. It was also in 2020, 2022, and 2024. She has not won yet. In the 2026 primary she got 35.9% of the vote. That was 33,711 votes. She moved on to the fall vote. In 2024 she got 43.3% of the vote against Calderon. That was 72,198 votes. Little is known about Martinez. No outside source confirms her job. None confirms her age. None confirms her hometown. In a 2018 survey, she named her top goals. These were faith, family, and freedom. She named lower taxes as a goal. She named an end to state sanctuary rules. She named a wish to guard rights in the Constitution. She named then-President Trump as a leader she admires. She said she wanted seats on panels for schools and safety. She also named panels for veterans and health. She skipped the same survey in 2024. No campaign site was found. No 2026 statements from her were found either. Home: not confirmed; the district covers part of southeast Los Angeles County, near Whittier and Norwalk. Occupation: not confirmed. Prior office: Whittier City Council member, first elected in 2020, per Vote Smart; she has lost this race four times, in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.

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