Member of the State Assembly, 65th District in State Assembly District 65, California

2026 Primary Election

• Ayanna Davis — Member of the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees in Compton, California

  Dr. Ayanna Davis is an educator and public servant with deep roots in Compton, California. She has worked in public education for over two decades, serving as a teacher and principal in the Watts community. In 2022, she was elected to the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees, where she currently serves as Vice President and Legislative Representative. Davis holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. She also earned two Master of Arts degrees in Educational Administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and California State University, Northridge. Throughout her career, she has been an active member of organized labor, including the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and currently as a member of Teamsters Local 2010 / Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Union, where she has served on the executive board. She is also an Executive Board Member of the New Frontier Democratic Club.

• Lydia A. Gutiérrez — Teacher in San Pedro, California

  Lydia A. Gutiérrez is an educator with a background in both teaching and the aerospace industry. She earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Pepperdine University and a master's degree in multicultural bilingual education from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Her career began as a teacher, and she later worked as an administrator for F/A 18 Radar and as a cost estimating supervisor for the Bradley Tank parts division. She has been a teacher for the University of California at Los Angeles's Math Project Center X and a writing project fellow at California State University, Long Beach. Gutiérrez served for seven years as an elected board member on the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council. She has previously run for the California State Assembly in 2024 and 2022, and for the Los Angeles Unified School District board.

• Magali Sanchez-Hall — Environmental Justice Activist in Wilmington, California

  Magali Sanchez-Hall is an environmental justice activist and a resident of Wilmington, a community she notes is one of the most polluted in California. She was brought to the United States as an undocumented immigrant and was a single mother to three children. After earning her GED, she graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Chicana/o Studies and a Master's in Public Policy. Her professional career has been focused on workforce development, environmental justice projects, and creating policies to expand access for underserved communities. She is the founder of the EMeRGE movement, which aims to promote environmental justice. Sanchez-Hall has been an advocate against neighborhood oil drilling and has worked with community organizations to address pollution and public health concerns.

• Fatima Iqbal-Zubair — Legislative Affairs Manager in Carson, California

  Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is an educator, community advocate, and immigrant who was born in Dubai, UAE. She earned an undergraduate degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey and a graduate degree from California State University Dominguez Hills. Her career experience includes working as a public school science teacher in Watts, where she founded an award-winning robotics team and served as the Science Department Director. She is currently the Legislative Affairs Manager for a climate justice nonprofit. Iqbal-Zubair is also the Chair Emeritus of the California Democratic Party's Progressive Caucus and serves on the party's Executive Board. She has previously run for the State Assembly in 2020 and 2022.

• Lamar Lyons — President of the San Pedro Central Neighborhood Council, Business Owner in San Pedro, California

  Lamar Lyons has been a resident of San Pedro for over 30 years. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Philosophy and Mathematics and earned a law degree from Howard University. His career has spanned both the public and private sectors; he worked as Chief of Staff to Assemblymember Elihu Harris, in the Chief Legislative Office for the City of Los Angeles, and later co-founded a private equity firm focused on social impact. He has experience in affordable housing, infrastructure, and public-private partnerships. Lyons is also the President of the San Pedro Central Neighborhood Council, where he focuses on labor, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure issues related to the Port of Los Angeles.

• Vinson Eugene Allen — Physician, Entrepreneur, and Community Advocate in Los Angeles, California

  Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen is a physician, small business owner, and community advocate with over two decades of service in California. Raised in the Mississippi Delta, he earned degrees in Biology, Chemistry, and Education before graduating with honors from medical school. He trained in emergency medicine at Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Allen founded Dusk to Dawn Urgent Care, becoming the first African American to establish a statewide urgent care chain in California, with 10 centers in underserved communities. He also founded the Saint Vinson Eugene Allen Foundation, which provides scholarships, housing support, and medical services to those in need. In 2022, he was a candidate for California State Insurance Commissioner. He has received numerous awards, including the 2024 NAACP Humanitarian Award and was named Doctor of the Year by Ebony Magazine.