Biography
Tom Patti is the Republican candidate for California State Assembly District 13 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Rhodesia Ransom (D).[1] He is a business owner who served on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, representing District 3, from 2017 to 2025.[1]
Tom Patti was born in Stockton, California, attended Delta College, and lists his career experience as a business owner.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a second-generation Stocktonian and a second-generation local business owner.[2] He represented District 3 on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors from 2017 until January 6, 2025, and did not run for re-election in 2024.[1] In 2024 he ran for Mayor of Stockton, finishing first in the March primary with 34.3 percent of the vote and losing the November general election to Christina Fugazi, 54.0 percent to 46.0 percent.[1]
Patti advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary for Assembly District 13.[1] In the 2024 survey, he named homelessness, public safety, economic development and redevelopment as policy areas he is passionate about, and said he considered "housing first" to have failed.[2]
- 1.Tom Patti - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Tom Patti - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
California Assembly District 13
Tom Patti is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for California Assembly District 13 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
