LaShae Sharp-Collins
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

LaShae Sharp-Collins

California State Assemblymember, District 79 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 79Educator

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
13
35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
6.2%
Chamber median 6.6%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+35.4
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select · co-chair
  • 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select
  • Aging and Long-Term Care
  • Appropriations
  • Budget
  • Child Care Costs Select
  • Health
  • Higher Education
  • Housing Finance and Affordability Select
  • Master Plan for Higher Education Select
  • Public Safety
  • Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select
  • Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
  • Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 13 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
AB 2760 Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices.
Lawenforcement · Became law Sep 2026
AB 1965 Cannabis: testing: quality assurance.
Cannabis · Became law Sep 2026
AB 2518 San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.
SanDiegoGasandElectricCompany · Became law Sep 2026
AB 2573 Voter registration information: confidentiality.
Voterregistrationinformation · Became law Sep 2026
AB 1755 CalWORKS.
CalWORKS · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sharp-Collins sits in the California State Assembly

Sharp-Collins is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianSharp-CollinsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Celeste Rodriguez, John Harabedian, Mike Fong

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Sharp-Collins’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sharp-Collins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillSharp-CollinsDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Sep 1, 2026SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.YesYesNoPassed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.YesYesNoPassed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.YesYesNoPassed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.Not votingYesNoFailed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.YesYesNoPassed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Sharp-Collins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026California State Assembly, District 79WonD+35.4D+23.3+12.1
2024California State Assembly, District 79WonD+8.1D+23.3−15.2

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$697.7K
Spent
$446.6K
Cash
$304.2K

Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Sharp-Collins for Assembly 2026
State
Active

Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:31 PM ET

Seats Sharp-Collins has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sharp-Collins has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Sharp-Collins

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET