Jasmeet Bains
Jasmeet Bains (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 35. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Bains (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 22nd Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Biography
Jasmeet Bains lives in Bakersfield, California. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2006 and an M.D. from the American University of Antigua in 2013. She completed a primary care psychiatry fellowship at the University of California-Irvine in 2019. Her career experience includes working as a physician at Clinica Sierra Vista in Bakersfield and Omni Family Health and as a medical director of Bakersfield Recovery Services. Bains volunteered with the California Academy of Family Physicians and the California Medical Association. She was the chair of the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and a volunteer physician for the Central Valley Unit Medical Team for the State of California's Emergency Medical Services Authority.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Bains was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, Chair
- Business and Professions Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
2023-2024
Bains was assigned to the following committees:
- Accountability and Administrative Review Committee
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, Chair
- Business and Professions Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026
California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary)
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22
Incumbent David G. Valadao, Jasmeet Bains, and Randy Villegas are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David G. Valadao (R) | |
 | Jasmeet Bains (D) | |
 | Randy Villegas (D) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rudy Salas (D)
- Eric Garcia (D)
Endorsements
Bains received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D)
- U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D)
- U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D)
- U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D)
- U.S. Rep. Adam Gray (D)
- U.S. Rep. Dave Min (D)
- U.S. Rep. Luz Maria Rivas (D)
- U.S. Rep. Norma Torres (D)
- Democrats Work for America
- EMILY's List
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 35
Incumbent Jasmeet Bains defeated Robert Rosas in the general election for California State Assembly District 35 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmeet Bains (D) | 57.6 | 59,454 |
| Robert Rosas (R) | 42.4 | 43,821 | ||
| Total votes: 103,275 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 35
Incumbent Jasmeet Bains and Robert Rosas advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 35 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmeet Bains (D) | 57.0 | 20,183 |
| ✔ | Robert Rosas (R) | 43.0 | 15,254 | |
| Total votes: 35,437 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bains in this election.
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 35
Jasmeet Bains defeated Leticia Perez in the general election for California State Assembly District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmeet Bains (D) | 60.3 | 35,998 |
| Leticia Perez (D) | 39.7 | 23,709 | ||
| Total votes: 59,707 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 35
Leticia Perez and Jasmeet Bains advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 35 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leticia Perez (D) | 50.5 | 14,101 | |
| ✔ | | Jasmeet Bains (D) | 49.5 | 13,812 |
| Total votes: 27,913 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign website
Bains' campaign website stated the following:
Health Care
Dr. Jasmeet Bains has seen firsthand how Washington decisions affect families’ health and make the difference between being able to afford a prescription or putting food on the table.
In Congress, she’ll fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid from devastating cuts, expand access to quality, affordable health care, and ensure seniors, working families, and rural Californians can count on the care they deserve. She’ll take on special interests and the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription medications, so no patient has to choose between paying for their medicine or their mortgage. In the Assembly, she led the fight to lower and cap insulin prices.
As a practicing family physician and Chief Medical Officer for the Central Valley, Dr. Bains knows our region suffers from some of the worst health outcomes and one of the most severe provider shortages in the nation. Just like when she led the effort to build a UC medical school in Kern County, Dr. Bains will work to expand rural health access and incentives for doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to serve in underserved areas — ensuring every community, no matter its ZIP code, has access to quality and affordable care.
From serving patients in her clinic, to standing up surge hospitals on the frontlines of COVID-19, and deploying to California’s wildfires to operate field hospitals and provide emergency care to evacuees and firefighters – there is nothing more important to Dr. Bains than fighting for her community’s care. She will bring that same resolve to Washington.
Affordability
Everyday costs in the Central Valley are squeezing too many families. Dr. Bains will fight to lower the price of essentials — from gas, rent, and utilities to groceries, childcare, and health care — and to make sure paychecks stretch further. She supports commonsense policies to curb inflation and eliminate reckless tariffs that hurt Valley farmers and raise prices on working families.
Dr. Bains believes hard work should be rewarded with fair pay. She’ll take on Washington politicians who hand tax to billionaires and big corporations while Valley families are left paying the price.
Economic Opportunity and Jobs
The Central Valley has fueled California’s economy for generations, but too often, gets left behind. Dr. Bains will fight to protect the jobs we have and create high-quality jobs right here at home by investing in agriculture, and infrastructure — projects that put people to work today while building the foundation for long-term economic growth.
She supports passing the PRO Act to strengthen workers’ rights and ensure every worker has a voice on the job. Dr. Bains will push for a just transition that protects energy workers as our economy adapts to clean energy, so no worker is left behind. And she’ll champion public investment in rural and underserved areas — from roads and water systems to broadband — to attract new industries and good-paying union jobs for the next generation.
— Jasmeet Bains' campaign website (March 9, 2026)
Campaign ads
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2024
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2022
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the California State Legislature in 2024.
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- California Labor Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to labor.
- Children's Advocacy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
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- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored on how they voted on taxpayer-related issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California — Legislators are scored on issues related to sexual and reproductive health.
- Reproductive Freedom For All — Legislators are scored on issues related to sexual and reproductive health.
- Sierra Club California — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the California State Legislature in 2023.
- ACLU California Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's position legislation.
- California Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the chamber.
- California Environmental Justice Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- California Environmental Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- California Labor Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to labor.
- Children's Advocacy Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
- Equality California — Legislators are scored on their votes on LGBT issues.
- Health Access California — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to the interests of health care consumers.
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association — Legislators are scored on how they voted on taxpayer-related issues.
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California — Legislators are scored on issues related to sexual and reproductive health.
- Sierra Club California — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 22 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 35 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jordan Cunningham (R) |
California State Assembly District 35 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
