Sergio Farias
Candidate for Assembly District 74
Sergio Farias is a Democrat running for Assembly District 74. He faces Republican incumbent Laurie Davies in November 2026. Farias sits on the San Juan Capistrano council. He first won in 2016 and won a third term since then. His fellow council members have twice picked him as mayor. His campaign says he is the son of immigrants. He took over his family's yard-care firm at age 16, when his father fell ill. He ran it for about 18 years. His campaign lists him as a small business owner. He launched his Assembly bid in February 2025. His campaign backs lower costs, housing, safety, and schools. He wants to cut the cost of living. He wants better public schools. Many elected Democrats back him. These include Rep. Mike Levin and state Sens. Tom Umberg and Catherine Blakespear. Groups like the state Teachers Association back him too, along with SEIU California and the state Democratic Party. Home: San Juan Capistrano, California. Occupation: small business owner; he once ran a yard-care firm. He is also a city council member. Prior office: he has sat on the council since 2016, and was twice mayor. He has not held state office before.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Farias emphasizes supporting small businesses and helping working families afford rising costs, drawing on his own background as a small business owner.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Farias campaigns on reducing the cost of living, citing rising prices for groceries, child care, and other essentials as a top concern, though without proposing specific tax policy.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Farias lists reducing homelessness and improving housing affordability as campaign priorities, citing renters struggling with rising rents and homeownership feeling out of reach.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Farias cites public safety as a priority, pointing to improvements in public safety during his tenure on the San Juan Capistrano city council.
Source → - Education & Schools
Farias supports ensuring every child has access to quality public education and has expressed concern about California schoolchildren falling behind academically.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Farias references the burden of rising child care costs on families as part of his affordability message.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Farias frames his candidacy in part as pushing back against Sacramento politicians he says look out for themselves and special interests, promising more accountable representation, though without a specific ethics or elections policy proposal.
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