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Voters in Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Citrus Heights cast votes for California’s 7th Assembly District this primary election.
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As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, incumbent Republican Josh Hoover led the pack with about 54% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the California Secretary of State’s Office. Democrat Amy Slavensky garnered about 44% of the vote.
The Associated Press projects the two candidates will go head-to-head this November.
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Hoover flipped the seat from Democratic to Republican in 2022, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting. He is part of the bipartisan California Problem Solvers Caucus and hosts a political podcast, “Point of Order.” Hoover, who lives in Folsom, was now-Congressman Kevin Kiley’s chief of staff when he was a state assemblyman.
Slavensky spent four decades working in California public schools, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting. She started as a teacher before working her way to be the superintendent. She most recently was the interim deputy superintendent for San Juan Unified School District, a role she came out of retirement for. She initially retired in 2021 as Amador County Unified School District’s superintendent.
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