Ash Kalra
2022 - Present
2026
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Ash Kalra (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 25. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Kalra (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ash Kalra lives in San Jose, California. Kalra earned a B.A. in communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1993, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1996. His career experience includes working as a planning commissioner with the City of San Jose, as a deputy public defender for Santa Clara County, and as a professor at Lincoln Law School of San Jose. Kalra volunteered with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kalra was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing and Community Development Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee, Chair
- Transportation Committee
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
2021-2022
Kalra was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing and Community Development Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee, Chair
- Transportation Committee
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
2019-2020
Kalra was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
- Education Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Employment Committee, Chair
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging and Long-Term Care, Chair |
| • Housing and Community Development |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Employment |
| • Privacy and Consumer Protection |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 25
Incumbent Ash Kalra defeated Ted Stroll in the general election for California State Assembly District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ash Kalra (D) | 68.4 | 107,968 |
 | Ted Stroll (R)  | 31.6 | 49,861 | |
| Total votes: 157,829 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 25
Incumbent Ash Kalra and Ted Stroll defeated Lan Ngo in the primary for California State Assembly District 25 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 51.5 | 35,840 |
| ✔ | | Ted Stroll (R) | 26.2 | 18,276 |
| Lan Ngo (D) | 22.3 | 15,510 | ||
| Total votes: 69,626 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 25
Incumbent Ash Kalra defeated Ted Stroll in the general election for California State Assembly District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 70.0 | 74,546 |
| Ted Stroll (R) | 30.0 | 31,893 | |
| Total votes: 106,439 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 25
Incumbent Ash Kalra and Ted Stroll advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 25 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 71.5 | 47,942 |
| ✔ | | Ted Stroll (R) | 28.5 | 19,123 |
| Total votes: 67,065 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Ash Kalra defeated G. Burt Lancaster in the general election for California State Assembly District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 72.6 | 127,772 |
 | G. Burt Lancaster (R) | 27.4 | 48,112 | |
| Total votes: 175,884 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Ash Kalra and G. Burt Lancaster advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 27 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 75.7 | 66,324 |
| ✔ | | G. Burt Lancaster (R) | 24.3 | 21,323 |
| Total votes: 87,647 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Ash Kalra defeated G. Burt Lancaster in the general election for California State Assembly District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 76.3 | 90,068 |
| G. Burt Lancaster (R) | 23.7 | 27,990 | |
| Total votes: 118,058 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 27
Incumbent Ash Kalra and G. Burt Lancaster advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 27 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ash Kalra (D) | 99.5 | 51,825 |
| ✔ | | G. Burt Lancaster (R) | 0.5 | 285 |
| Total votes: 52,110 | |||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2] Incumbent Nora Campos (D) did not seek re-election.
Ash Kalra defeated Madison Nguyen in the California State Assembly District 27 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ash Kalra |
53.21% | 71,696 | |
| Democratic | Madison Nguyen | 46.79% | 63,048 | |
| Total Votes | 134,744 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 27 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 27 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Madison Nguyen |
34.35% | 27,453 | |
| Democratic | Ash Kalra |
19.82% | 15,843 | |
| Republican | Van Le | 14.67% | 11,726 | |
| Democratic | Andres Quintero | 13.67% | 10,922 | |
| Democratic | Cong Thanh Do | 6.09% | 4,869 | |
| Democratic | Darcie Green | 5.97% | 4,769 | |
| Democratic | Esau Herrera | 5.43% | 4,342 | |
| Total Votes | 79,924 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the California State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Assembly District 25 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 25 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ash Kalra," accessed January 8, 2023
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Alex Lee (D) |
California State Assembly District 25 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 27 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Esmeralda Soria (D) |
| Preceded by - |
San Jose City Council District 2 2009-2016 |
Succeeded by - |
