Riverside County’s Sacramento delegation is back to full strength.

Newly elected Assemblymember Natasha Johnson took the oath of office Monday, Sept. 8, in Sacramento to serve the rest of Bill Essayli’s term, which expires in late 2026.

Essayli, a Republican, resigned in April after the Trump administration appointed him U.S. attorney for much of Southern California.

Members of Assemblymember Natasha Johnson’s family and Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher, far right, watch as the Lake Elsinore Republican signs paperwork during her swearing-in ceremony Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at the state Capitol in Sacramento. (Courtesy of Assembly Republican Caucus)

“Thank you to the residents for sending me to Sacramento to be your voice,” Johnson, a Republican and banking professional who se

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