Laurie DaviesIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 74
Laurie Davies is a Republican. She holds the Assembly seat for District 74. It covers south Orange County, including Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, and San Clemente. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She moved to California in 1981 to study at Cal State Long Beach, where she got her degree. Before the Legislature, Davies worked in events and hospitality. She has been called an events manager, a wedding planner, and a restaurant owner. She served on the Laguna Niguel council from 2012 to 2020. She also served as mayor there. She also sat on the county transport board. She sat on the Transportation Corridor Agency board too. She held top posts in a regional cities group. Davies first won an Assembly seat in 2020, as District 73. That district was later renamed District 74 after new maps. She beat fellow Republican Bill Brough in the primary. She then beat a Democrat in the general vote. She won re-election in 2022 and 2024 against Democrat Chris Duncan. She is on the ballot again in November 2026. She lives in Laguna Niguel and is married to Neil Skewes. Home: Laguna Niguel, California. Occupation: state Assembly member. She once worked in events and hospitality. Prior office: she has held the seat since December 2020. She served on the Laguna Niguel council from 2012 to 2020, and was mayor.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports job creation tied to tourism and preservation of natural/coastal spaces, and broadly favors letting people keep more of their earned income rather than raising taxes on business/individuals.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Opposes new or higher taxes, supports Proposition 13 property tax protections, and backs a large middle-class tax cut.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports declaring a state of emergency on homelessness, expanding emergency shelters with wraparound/treatment services, clearing homeless encampments, and requiring unsheltered individuals to use shelters and accept services.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Opposes defunding police, supports well-funded and well-trained/equipped police departments, backs use of body cameras, and supports repealing measures she says have benefited criminals.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Has authored/co-authored legislation strengthening penalties and prosecution tools in specific areas (extending probation for serious sexual offenses, protections for domestic violence and trafficking victims/witnesses) while also supporting a harm-reduction measure allowing possession of fentanyl test strips.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Has focused legislative activity on substance-abuse and addiction-treatment safeguards, including requiring drug treatment centers to stock naloxone and limiting patient brokering in addiction treatment facilities; no broad position found on Medi-Cal or drug pricing.
Source → - Education & Schools
Has authored/co-authored narrow education-related bills (informing high schoolers about local apprenticeship programs; ensuring college students are informed about CalFresh benefits during orientation) rather than a broad K-12 funding, curriculum, or school-choice platform.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Supported ensuring college students are informed about CalFresh food-assistance benefits.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Opposes additional offshore oil drilling while supporting increased safety measures for existing operations, prioritizes wildfire prevention through forest/brush management, and has opposed a South Coast Air Quality Management District rule to phase out natural gas heating systems, calling such measures costly for working families.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Calls for ethics and accountability from elected officials, including resignation for those involved in corruption or sexual harassment, and supports public, nonpartisan audits of state departments to root out waste and mismanagement.
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