Running for State Assembly in East Palo Alto means competing for a Assembly seat in front of roughly 470,000 residents and 250,000+ voters per Assembly district. Most East Palo Alto assembly campaigns since 2018 have landed in the $200K–$2M range and won on professional campaign management, mail saturation, paid digital, and serious fundraising. East Palo Alto's historically Black and Latino community faces intense gentrification pressure from adjacent Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Anti-displacement policy is the central campaign issue, and grassroots organizing remains the most effective campaign strategy. Filing paperwork goes through the Secretary of State and county elections — plan for the March filing window for the June primary, an FPPC Form 410 the moment fundraising crosses $2,000, and a ballot designation that survives challenge under Elections Code §13107. Local Campaign Pros runs assembly campaigns for East Palo Alto candidates end-to-end — strategy, mail design and print, voter data, lawn signs, field, and FPPC compliance built on the San Mateo County voter file.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31