Pilar Schiavo represents a 40th Assembly District that takes in parts of northwest San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and Valencia. Before taking office, Schiavo had been a small business owner and worked as a Nurse Advocate. Her campaign drew support from labor unions, community leaders, elected officials and organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club. She has served in the California State Assembly since 2022.
BEFORE PUBLIC OFFICE
Schiavo was born on January 22, 1975.
THE 522-VOTE RACE
Schiavo faced Valladares, the Republican incumbent, in November 2022.
The campaign collected endorsements from a broad range of organizations, elected officials, community leaders and labor unions. The named endorsers included firefighters, nurses, police officers and teachers, along with Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club.
Schiavo began serving in the California State Assembly in 2022.
THE DISTRICT
The 40th District joins communities in parts of the northwest San Fernando Valley with parts of the Santa Clarita Valley and Valencia.
THE COALITION
Firefighters, nurses, police officers and teachers were among her endorsers. Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club also supported her, as did elected officials, community leaders, labor unions and other organizations.
They do show the range of groups that backed Schiavo in the contest against an incumbent.
Schiavo had worked as a Nurse Advocate, and nurses were among the groups supporting her candidacy. Small business ownership supplied the other documented part of her pre-Assembly career.
THE BOTTOM LINE
- State Assembly · Assembly District 40 · 2022–present
Pilar Schiavo represents a 40th Assembly District that takes in parts of northwest San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and Valencia. Before taking office, Schiavo had been a small business owner and worked as a Nurse Advocate. Her campaign drew support from labor unions, community leaders, elected officials and organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club. She has served in the California State Assembly since 2022.
BEFORE PUBLIC OFFICE
Schiavo was born on January 22, 1975.
THE 522-VOTE RACE
Schiavo faced Valladares, the Republican incumbent, in November 2022.
The campaign collected endorsements from a broad range of organizations, elected officials, community leaders and labor unions. The named endorsers included firefighters, nurses, police officers and teachers, along with Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club.
Schiavo began serving in the California State Assembly in 2022.
THE DISTRICT
The 40th District joins communities in parts of the northwest San Fernando Valley with parts of the Santa Clarita Valley and Valencia.
THE COALITION
Firefighters, nurses, police officers and teachers were among her endorsers. Planned Parenthood and the Sierra Club also supported her, as did elected officials, community leaders, labor unions and other organizations.
They do show the range of groups that backed Schiavo in the contest against an incumbent.
Schiavo had worked as a Nurse Advocate, and nurses were among the groups supporting her candidacy. Small business ownership supplied the other documented part of her pre-Assembly career.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The record
429 events, each with its sourceReport: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.
Department of Industrial Relations: occupational safety and health.
Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
Income tax: credits: commercial production.
Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.
Protecting Kids from Online Gambling Act.
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay.
Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters.
Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.
Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
Health care districts: employment.
California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026.
Vehicles: active intelligent speed assistance devices.
In-Home Supportive Services program.
Statewide Special Education Parent Advocacy Collaborative.
Legally protected activities.
Criminal procedure: jurisdiction of public offenses.
Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver.
Family temporary disability insurance program: covered active duty.
Employees: bereavement leave.
Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.
Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence.
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: whistleblower complaints.
Water Rate Assistance Program.
California Association of Future Farmers of America.
Corporate powers: political spending power.
Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopause.
Pupil instruction: math assessments.
Federal disaster aid: 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Relative to Angelman Syndrome Awareness Day.
Accelerated restaurant equipment permitting approval: retail food safety.
General plan elements: childcare.
Substance use: treatment or residential data reporting.