Six Candidates, Three Hometown Names: A Lodi Guide to the 9th Assembly District Primary

The 9th Assembly District spans five counties — from the Elk Grove suburbs through Stockton, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, and Modesto, into the Amador and Calaveras foothills — but its political center of gravity sits in Lodi. Three of the six candidates on the June 2 primary ballot live in our immediate area: Tami Nobriga in Lodi, Jim Shoemaker in Clements, and Matthew Adams in Woodbridge. Incumbent Heath Flora's official residence is in Ripon, with Brandon Owen of Galt and Michael Perez of Waterford rounding out the largest AD-9 field since Flora first won the seat in 2016.