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Nico Ruderman
Nico Ruderman (Democratic Party) is running for election to the California State Senate to represent District 24. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Nico Ruderman's career experience includes working as a local, independent business owner. [1]
Elections
2026
See also: California State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for California State Senate District 24
Sion Roy and Nico Ruderman are running in the general election for California State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Nico Ruderman (D) | |
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2022
Regular
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 61
Incumbent Tina McKinnor defeated Robert Pullen-Miles in the general election for California State Assembly District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina McKinnor (D) | 63.6 | 58,888 |
 | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 36.4 | 33,691 | |
| Total votes: 92,579 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 61
Robert Pullen-Miles and incumbent Tina McKinnor defeated James A. Spencer, Angie Reyes English, and Nico Ruderman in the primary for California State Assembly District 61 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 38.6 | 24,322 |
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 32.5 | 20,478 |
| James A. Spencer (R) | 14.2 | 8,942 | ||
 | Angie Reyes English (D) | 10.7 | 6,777 | |
| Nico Ruderman (D) | 4.0 | 2,540 | |
| Total votes: 63,059 | |||
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Campaign finance
Special
See also: California state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for California State Assembly District 62
Tina McKinnor defeated Robert Pullen-Miles in the special general election for California State Assembly District 62 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 52.5 | 31,348 |
| Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 47.5 | 28,359 | |
| Total votes: 59,707 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 62
Tina McKinnor and Robert Pullen-Miles defeated Nico Ruderman and Angie Reyes English in the special primary for California State Assembly District 62 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 39.0 | 11,213 |
| ✔ | | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 34.6 | 9,945 |
| Nico Ruderman (D) | 13.2 | 3,794 | |
| Angie Reyes English (D) | 13.1 | 3,777 | |
| Total votes: 28,729 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Regular
Nico Ruderman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Special
Nico Ruderman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ruderman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I got involved with the government while I worked to put up stop signs in my community and remove homeless encampments near schools and children’s playgrounds. Then I was elected to the neighborhood council.
I’m running for State Assembly because we need a real leader that will go to the Capitol and represent our communities by addressing the issues we see in front of our homes and throughout our communities day-in and day-out.
As your next Assemblymember, I will:
- Address the humanitarian crisis of homelessness, and fight to remove homeless encampments from around schools, libraries, and children’s playgrounds. - Work to expand the Clean California Grants to remove litter and transform public spaces throughout the district. - Work to implement the California CARE Court plan and get homeless individuals off the streets and into housing, treatment, and care. - Increase funding to mental health programs and hospitals. - Prioritize public safety to decrease retail crime and gun violence by reforming Prop 47.
- Address the housing affordability crisis while allowing communities to maintain their character.- I’m a lifelong Democrat, father, husband, and neighborhood council board member. I’m running for State Assembly because we need real change. I'm the only candidate running in the race that isn't a political insider or someone seeking a next step in their political career.
- As a father, I’m committed to enacting policies that address both the root causes of crime as well as the problems we see in our streets today.
- We must end the humanitarian crisis of homelessness. I will work tirelessly to bring resources into our district to give every person the care they deserve. By leveraging the state budget process, I will also fight to reinvest in mental health programs and hospitals cut by the Reagan Administration.
- Remove homeless encampments from next to schools, libraries, and children's playgrounds so that students can have safe schools and a healthy learning environment
- Expand Governor Newsom’s Clean California grants to $1 billion to remove litter and transform public spaces into points of pride in communities throughout the district
Taking Care of Our Homeless Residents:
- Reinvest in mental health programs and hospitals cut by the Reagan Administration
- Expand and improve Governor Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court program
Getting Smarter on Crime:
- Expand Governor Newsom’s Real Public Safety Plan to $1 billion in grants to local law enforcement agencies to increase their presence at retail locations and combat organized, retail crime so community members and small businesses across the district can feel safe
- Incentivize municipalities to put more funding into programs that divert people in crisis from the criminal justice system and emergency rooms to places of care and treatment
- Work with Attorney General Rob Bonta to reform Proposition 47 and battle organized, retail crime
- Lower the threshold for shoplifting felonies from $950 to $400
Recall District Attorney George Gascón for fighting to eliminate sentencing enhancements in criminal hate crime cases
Keep local jobs in Los Angeles
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2022
