Paul Seo
Paul is a West Point graduate who served as a U.S. Army officer in the demilitarized zone between South Korea and North Korea. After leaving active duty, he attended Loyola Law School and spent seven years prosecuting serious and violent felonies for the Los Angeles County District Attorney before joining the California Department of Justice as a Deputy Attorney General. He is the current Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes and the first Asian American to serve in that role. He was raised in Torrance by Korean immigrant parents who owned a local small business. He and his wife Hannah, a physician, live in Rancho Palos Verdes with their two children. His priorities are public safety, lowering the cost of living, housing production, and government accountability.
Why We Endorsed: Paul Seo is the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, a U.S. Army veteran, and a Deputy Attorney General whose record on public safety, infrastructure, and housing speaks directly to the issues the South Bay needs addressed in Sacramento.
Alignment With NCC Priorities: Paul's council record is the builder profile NCC was created to elevate. He helped create a Public Safety Division in Rancho Palos Verdes, improved emergency preparedness, strengthened electricity and mobile phone reliability, and secured county funds to stabilize active landslide areas that threaten homes. On housing, he has been direct that the state needs to cut unnecessary regulatory red tape to lower the cost of construction. His endorsements include former California State Treasurer and Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Palos Verdes Unified School District Board Member Eric Alegria, and the California Democratic Party.
Learn More: paulseo.com
Assembly District
66
The Race
District 66 covers the South Bay and Beach Cities of Los Angeles County, including El Segundo, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, and Torrance. The seat is open because Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi is termed out and running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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