Sion Roy
Sion Roy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the California State Senate to represent District 24. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
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Biography
Sion Roy earned a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University and an M.D. from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. His career experience includes working as a physician. Roy has been affiliated with South Asians for America.[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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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elected to the Santa Monica College Board in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, Sion currently serves as Vice Chair, where he has championed the Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide Certificate program and facilitated the opening of SMC’s new 25,000-square-foot Malibu campus. As an associate professor of Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Hospital, Dr. Roy has mentored countless students while advancing patient care. His dedication to education extends to K-12, where he served as President of the Malibu PTA (2023-2024), spearheaded community-building initiatives, and helped pass Measure MM to improve local schools. In his medical career, Dr. Roy serves as a cardiologist at Harbor-UCLA. As the youngest-ever President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, his expertise was sought by elected officials to guide the region through the COVID-19 pandemic, support public health, and shape sound policy decisions. Sion earned his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. from the Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, with a year of service in AmeriCorps. He lives in Malibu with his wife, Kathy, and son, Kiran.
After losing their home in the Palisades Fire, Dr. Roy and his family are focused on rebuilding and supporting their community, with a renewed commitment to emergency planning and public safety to help ensure a safer, stronger future.- I'm runningn to shore up the social safety-net and Medi-Cal, a system which serves half of children in California. Right now, too many people are falling through the cracks. With not enough access to medical care and too many using ER's as their primary care, we are seeing longer wait times and higher costs for all. I'm dedicated to ensuring the stability of the safety-net and of Medi-Cal for all Californians.
- As the Vice Chair of the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees, I have created healthcare workforce programs and led on the issue of housing for our students. It's imperative that we prioritize a quality public education for all children, as well as the funding of our community colleges and public universities. With the Federal government slashing education spending, California has to pick up the slack for our students and teachers.
- I will shepherd a rapid recovery from the Palisades fire. As someone who lost their home in January to the fires, I know first-hand the challenges facing our community as we rebuild. I intend to marshall all possible state and federal resources to aid that recovery.
In my role as a cardiologist, there is one story that stands out in my mind. We had a 40 year-old man that needed a heart transplant. He was undocumented, and because of his immigration status, the hospital wanted to place him in hospice care rather than do the transplant. There was a fear that he wouldn’t have enough in benefits to pay for the anti-rejection medication he would need for the rest of his life, making the transplant useless, but I used whatever personal capital I had with my colleagues to advocate for him, rallied our troops, and we got him his transplant. I’m happy to say that he’s still doing great today.
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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 September 10, 2025
