{"id":261093,"date":"2026-04-10T13:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/261093\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:10:09","slug":"guide-to-assembly-6th-district-sacramento-ca-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/261093\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Assembly 6th District Sacramento, CA race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-26-04-09-97F89.jpg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"The 6th Assembly District of the California Legislature.\" alt=\"The 6th Assembly District of the California Legislature.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The 6th Assembly District of the California Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>            The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/krell.asmdc.org\/\">Maggy Krell<\/a> overcame a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/voter-guide\/article292935584.html\">crowded Democratic primary<\/a> in 2024 on her way to winning a then-open Assembly seat. This time around, the Sacramento Democrat is only facing one challenger, Jagtar Singh, who does not appear to have much of a campaign presence.<\/p>\n<p>Krell, a former Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California attorney, campaigned heavily on her support of abortion rights in 2024, and her first bill authored in the Legislature was designed to increase protections for the distribution of mifepristone, a drug used for abortions.<\/p>\n<p>But Krell has also championed other issues since her election, including a minimum wage for farmworkers, limits on bail agents and a sex crimes bill that led to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article305861401.html\">tense debate<\/a> within her party but resulted in a final measure that was close to what she originally wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Where is the district?<\/p>\n<p>The 6th Assembly District includes downtown Sacramento, Natomas, Antelope, Arden Arcade and Land Park.<\/p>\n<p>More about the candidates<\/p>\n<p>Singh does not appear to have a campaign website and is listed as a caregiver and business owner on a California Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov\/statewide-elections\/2026-primary\/cert-list-candidates.pdf\">candidate list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Legislature, Krell gained recognition for her work as a California deputy attorney general after she pursued legal cases against Backpage.com, a website where people posted advertisements for sex. The website was eventually shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Who is funding the race?<\/p>\n<p>Singh does not have a campaign account that shows any contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Krell had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cal-access.sos.ca.gov\/Campaign\/Committees\/Detail.aspx?id=1476999&amp;session=2025&amp;view=general\">more than $1 million<\/a> in a campaign account at the end of 2025. Law enforcement, real estate, teacher and construction groups have made large contributions to her campaign along with the major corporations Phillips 66, McDonald\u2019s and Walmart.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/263094893\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20220812_LS_Stephen_Hobbs_016a.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Stephen Hobbs\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/263094893\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Hobbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Stephen Hobbs is an enterprise reporter for The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Capitol Bureau. He has worked for newspapers in Colorado, Florida and South Carolina.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 6th Assembly District of the California Legislature. 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