Wednesday, former Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, announced her candidacy for the 23rd State Senate District, which incorporates the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, and a portion of the Victor Valley.

Suzette Valladares enters this race with the endorsements of State Senator Scott Wilk, whose current 21st Senate District includes much of the 23rd Senate District, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, who currently represents the 34th Assembly District, former CAGOP Chairman and Antelope Valley business-leader Frank Visco, and State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones.

“California is broken and desperately in need of bold leaders to move us forward. Suzette Valladares is a proven leader, strong voice, and problem solver who will put the needs of the people of California’s 23rd Senate District first, and I am proud to endorse her candidacy,” noted Minority Leader Brian Jones in his endorsement of Suzette Valladares for State Senate.

Valladares was elected to the California State Assembly in 2020 and was one of the founders of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. She currently serves as Executive Director of a non-profit organization that partners with law enforcement to invest in youth. Supporting law enforcement, making our neighborhoods safer, lowering California’s high cost of living, and working to end the homeless crisis and fentanyl crisis remain her top priorities.

“We need to continue working to make our streets and communities safe, lower the cost of living, including our energy bills, have available and affordable housing, and solve the homeless, drug trafficking, and fentanyl crises, problems that are all connected. The 23rd State Senate District has led the way in the aerospace, technology, energy, and entertainment industries. We can lead the way to make California a better place to live and work,” said Suzette Valladares.

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