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Carlos Villapudua
Carlos Villapudua
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 13th district
	In office; December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2024
Preceded by	Susan Eggman
Succeeded by	Rhodesia Ransom
Member of the; San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors; for the 1st district
	In office; 2008–2016
Preceded by	Steve Guttierez
Succeeded by	Miguel Villapudua
Personal details
Born	March 10, 1968 (age 56); Stockton, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Edith
Residence	Stockton, California
Education	California State University, Sacramento (BA)

Carlos Villapudua (born March 10, 1968) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2020 to 2024. A Democrat, he represented the 13th Assembly District, which encompasses western San Joaquin County, including the city of Stockton.

Early life and education

Villapudua was born in Stockton, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts in social services from the California State University, Sacramento in 1997.^[1]

Career

Villapudua worked as a legislative assistant for Supervisor Steve Guttierez, then served two terms as a member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors and was CEO of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.^[2]^[3]

2016 Stockton mayoral election

Villapudua ran for Mayor of Stockton in 2016. He placed third in the first round election with 24.10% of the vote, behind eventual winner Michael Tubbs and incumbent Anthony Silva respectively.

California State Assembly

Campaigns

Villapudua first ran for California State Assembly in 2018, challenging incumbent Democrat Susan Eggman in the 13th Assembly District. He placed third in the primary election with 16.9% of the vote, behind Eggman and Republican Antonio Garcia respectively.

In 2020, Eggman retired to successfully run for California State Senate. Villapudua ran for Assembly again and won, defeating County Supervisor Kathy Miller with 53% of the vote.

In 2022, he was re-elected and defeated Tracy City Council member Veronica Vargas with 60.6% of the vote.

Tenure

Villapudua introduced legislation that would allow certain prisoners to engage in job training and other activities in a community campus on prison grounds.^[4] In The Georgetown Law Journal, Shirin Bakhshay writes "While Villapudua's bill is commendable, his comments [on rehabilitating prisoners] reflect the type of thinking about criminal actors that continues to impede wide-spread reform efforts..."^[5]

2024 California State Senate campaign

Villapudua's wife, Edith, was a candidate for California State Senate in the 5th district, the seat Eggman is vacating due to term-limits. The couple switched races on the day before California's candidate filing deadline, with Carlos running for Senate and Edith running for his Assembly seat.^[6] The move was characterized as a ploy to better each of their electoral prospects; however it drove former U.S. Representative Jerry McNerney to join the Senate race and Edith's original opponent, Rhodesia Ransom, to also switch into the Assembly election. Despite the last-minute switch, both he and his wife lost their respective races.^[7]^[8]

Personal life

Villapudua lives in Stockton with his wife, Edith. His brother, Brando, is a member of the Stockton City Council and his cousin, Miguel, is a member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.^[9]^[10]

Electoral history

2016

2016 Stockton mayoral election^[11]
Candidate	First-round		Runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
Michael Tubbs	15,847	33.42	56,165	70.57
Anthony Silva (incumbent)	12,499	26.36	23,426	29.43
Carlos Villapudua	11,425	24.10
Tony Mannor	2,309	4.87
Jimmie M. Rishwain	1,905	4.02
Gary Malloy	1,889	3.98
Sean Murray	1,118	2.36
Emiliano B. Adams	319	0.67
Write-ins	101	0.21
Total	47,412	100	79,591	100

2018

2018 California State Assembly election^[12]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman (incumbent)	30,826	52.6
	Republican	Antonio M. Garcia	17,885	30.5
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	9,888	16.9
Total votes			58,599	100.0

2020

2020 California State Assembly election^[13]^[14]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	27,068	35.9
	Democratic	Kathy Miller	24,091	31.9
	Democratic	Christina Fugazi	24,061	31.9
	Republican	Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (write in)	210	0.3
Total votes			75,430	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua	83,746	51.6
	Democratic	Kathy Miller	78,609	48.4
Total votes			162,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly election^[15]^[16]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua (incumbent)	28,099	59.1
	Democratic	Veronica Vargas	12,598	26.5
	Democratic	Mateo Morelos Bedolla	6,643	14.0
	Republican	Jessica Wagner (write in)	222	0.5
Total votes			47,562	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Carlos Villapudua (incumbent)	51,891	60.6
	Democratic	Veronica Vargas	33,673	39.4
Total votes			65,287	100.0
	Democratic hold