José Luis SolacheIncumbent

Candidate for Assembly District 62

Jose Luis Solache holds a state Assembly seat, District 62, as a Democrat. He took office in December 2024. He was born in Bellflower, California. He grew up in Lynwood. He went to Lynwood High School. Solache holds a bachelor's degree, in liberal studies, from Cal State Dominguez Hills. He has also studied at USC, at the graduate level. He began his political career in 2003. He won a seat on the Lynwood school board that year. He served several terms there. He later served on the Lynwood City Council, from 2013 to 2024. That included ceremonial turns as mayor, and as mayor pro tem. In 2019 he ran, and lost, in a special election for state Senate, in the 33rd district. In the Assembly, he chairs a panel on economic growth. He also sits on four others: Appropriations, Budget, Elections, and Governmental Organization. He seeks a full term now, in the newly numbered District 62. In the June 2, 2026 primary he received 51,049 votes (73.1%) to Republican Paul Irving Jones's 18,767 (26.9%). Home: Lynwood, California. Job: State Assemblymember. No other private-sector job was found for him. Prior office: Assembly member, District 62, since December 2024. He earlier served on the Lynwood City Council, and as its mayor, 2013-2024. He also served on the Lynwood school board, about 2003-2009, over three terms.

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