Biography
Ricardo Benitez is the Republican candidate for California State Assembly District 43 in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he is running against incumbent Democrat Celeste Rodriguez.[1][2] He has run for the Assembly and state Senate several times before.[2]
Benitez ran for California State Assembly District 39 in 2012 and was eliminated in the primary.[2] In 2014 he was a Republican candidate for the California State Senate, losing the general election to Democrat Bob Hertzberg.[2] In 2018 he advanced to the June 5 special general election for Assembly District 39 and lost to Democrat Luz Maria Rivas, and he lost to Rivas again in the November 6, 2018 and November 3, 2020 general elections.[2]
- 1.California State Assembly elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Ricardo Benitez · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
California Assembly District 43
Ricardo Benitez is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for California Assembly District 43 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.