Deborah Klein Lopez
Deborah has served on the Agoura Hills City Council since 2018 and is the current Mayor Pro Tem. She was sworn into office two days before the 2018 Woolsey Fire tore through the region, and she spent her first years in office on emergency management and recovery. Before entering public service she worked as a project manager and financial analyst. She holds a dual bachelor's degree in mathematical methods in the social sciences and economics from Northwestern University. She has lived in Agoura Hills since 1980, is married, and is the mother of three. Her priorities in Sacramento are wildfire preparedness and climate resilience, affordability for working families, protecting civil rights and reproductive freedom, and gun safety.
Why We Endorsed: Deborah Klein Lopez is an Agoura Hills City Councilmember and former mayor whose council career has been defined by emergency preparedness, wildfire recovery, and the kind of hands-on local problem solving the Santa Monica Mountains communities need in Sacramento.
Alignment With NCC Priorities: Deborah's council record is a case study in the kind of climate and wildfire resilience work NCC's water and energy task force champions for the mountain communities that live with fire season every year. Her focus on emergency preparedness, long-term environmental planning, and infrastructure that keeps homes standing is the practical version of NCC's water and climate agenda. She has been endorsed by outgoing Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, and a broad coalition of local elected officials across the two counties the district covers.
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Assembly District
42
The Race
District 42 is centered on Thousand Oaks and includes Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Westlake Village, and parts of Camarillo, straddling the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The seat is open because Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin is termed out after six terms.
A New California Starts With This Slate
Together, these fourteen candidates are the slate NCC believes can move California forward in 2026. They come from cities and counties up and down the state, from different backgrounds and different parties, and from different chapters of California's story. What they share is a commitment to getting things done: finding solutions to homelessness, building the housing, securing the water and energy, and growing the middle class jobs that working Californians need now. NCC stands behind each of them, and we are asking voters in their districts to join us. The California Dream is worth fighting for, and these are the leaders who will help us bring it back within reach.
June 2026 NCC Races: the map highlights Senate Districts 12, 14, 22, 26, and 34, and Assembly Districts 12, 31, 34, 35, 47, 65, 66, 67, and 68