Sarah Rascón
Candidate for State Senate District 26
Sarah Rascón grew up in El Sereno, a Los Angeles neighborhood. Her immigrant grandmother raised her. She is a first-generation college graduate, of UC Merced. Her career has run through city, county, and state jobs in Los Angeles. She worked as a community organizer once. She built science and tech programs for youth in Northeast LA. She later worked for a state Assembly office, that of Jimmy Gomez. Her focus there was Latino, LGBTQIA+, and green issues. She then held a new post, its first: Urban River Program Officer. She served next as Deputy Executive Officer of Environmental Equity, at a regional parks agency, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. Her campaign says she led a plan there too, the Upper LA River and Tributaries Revitalization Plan. Most recently, she worked for Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles. Her title was Director of County and Regional Affairs. In that role she worked with county and city leaders. Her focus was homelessness, housing, mental health, and school safety. She has also served on a local panel, the East LA Area Planning Commission. She has served on a nonprofit board too, for CicLAvia. She has been a delegate for the state Democratic Party as well. None of these are elected posts. This is her first run for elected office. She advanced to November for a state Senate seat, District 26. She placed second in the June 2, 2026 primary, with 19.4% of the vote (34,158 votes). She trailed fellow Democrat Sara Hernandez, in that nonpartisan race. Incumbent Maria Elena Durazo did not seek re-election there. Her campaign lists several priorities. These are environmental and social justice, housing costs, jobs, and small-business support. Home: Glassell Park, Los Angeles; she grew up in El Sereno. Job: Director of County and Regional Affairs for LA Mayor Karen Bass, per her campaign biography. Prior office: None; this is her first run for elected office. Her past roles were appointed or nonprofit ones, including a planning panel in East LA, and the CicLAvia board.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports workforce development and career-pathway programs and backs small businesses and the entertainment industry as part of economic support for working families.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Lists ensuring housing access and affordability as a top campaign priority, without detailing specific zoning, tenant-protection, or homelessness policy mechanisms.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Lists advancing environmental and social justice as a top campaign priority, drawing on her professional background in environmental equity and river restoration work, but without detailed policy specifics (e.g. on emissions, energy, or the grid).
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