No Recommendation
No Recommendation - AD63
This district is a safe Republican seat in the 2024 election cycle with no Democratic challenger running in this race.
Independent challenger Orlando Munguia has not run for public office before. He is a former Marine, attended the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, and has ties to QAnon.
Incumbent Republican Assm. Bill Essayli was elected to the Assembly in 2022 after winning over 58% of the vote. He has been the architect of deeply problematic legislation during his first session in the legislature, including authoring AB1314 to require school staff to out transgender students to their parents or guardians. This type of legislation has drawn national concern from LGBTQIA+ organizations for its potential to create dangerous or abusive circumstances at home for queer and trans students. He scores a CS of 0 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Assm. Essayli has supported no progressive bills that made it to a vote.
The Race
Primary election: There are two candidates running in the March 5 primary, including incumbent Assm. Bill Essayli (R) and Orlando Munguia (NPP). The top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on November 5.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Munguia’s campaign has not filed any campaign fundraising receipts with the Secretary of State’s office as of December 2023..
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Assm. Essayli’s campaign has raised $226,000 as of December 2023, and is funded by police, real estate, fossil fuel, and corporate PAC interests.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 63rd Assembly District includes parts of Riverside County.
Voter registration: 35% Democrat, 38% Republican, and 20% No Party Preference. Democrats held this district until 2022 when redistricting caused it to flip from blue to red.
District demographics: 31% Latino, 11% Asian, and 7% Black.
Recent election results: AD-63 voted for Donald Trump for president in 2020 by 6 points and Brian Dahle for governor in 2022 by 18 points.
The Position
State assemblymembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the California State Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a two-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the state Senate or Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a three-quarters supermajority of 60 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 19 seats and one seat is held by an Independent.
No Recommendation - AD63
This district is a safe Republican seat in the 2024 election cycle with no Democratic challenger running in this race.
Independent challenger Orlando Munguia has not run for public office before. He is a former Marine, attended the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, and has ties to QAnon.
Incumbent Republican Assm. Bill Essayli was elected to the Assembly in 2022 after winning over 58% of the vote. He has been the architect of deeply problematic legislation during his first session in the legislature, including authoring AB1314 to require school staff to out transgender students to their parents or guardians. This type of legislation has drawn national concern from LGBTQIA+ organizations for its potential to create dangerous or abusive circumstances at home for queer and trans students. He scores a CS of 0 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Assm. Essayli has supported no progressive bills that made it to a vote.
The Race
Primary election: There are two candidates running in the March 5 primary, including incumbent Assm. Bill Essayli (R) and Orlando Munguia (NPP). The top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on November 5.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Munguia’s campaign has not filed any campaign fundraising receipts with the Secretary of State’s office as of December 2023..
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Assm. Essayli’s campaign has raised $226,000 as of December 2023, and is funded by police, real estate, fossil fuel, and corporate PAC interests.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 63rd Assembly District includes parts of Riverside County.
Voter registration: 35% Democrat, 38% Republican, and 20% No Party Preference. Democrats held this district until 2022 when redistricting caused it to flip from blue to red.
District demographics: 31% Latino, 11% Asian, and 7% Black.
Recent election results: AD-63 voted for Donald Trump for president in 2020 by 6 points and Brian Dahle for governor in 2022 by 18 points.
The Position
State assemblymembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the California State Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a two-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the state Senate or Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a three-quarters supermajority of 60 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 19 seats and one seat is held by an Independent.