Melanie Burkholder Announces Campaign For 76th Assembly District

CARLSBAD - Melanie Burkholder began her campaign for California's 76th Assembly District today, challenging two-term Democrat Tasha

Boerner Horvath.

Burkholder, a Republican, took on Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, in 2020 for the same seat, ultimately falling short by a 55.6%-44.4% margin. The

district encompasses coastal North County, stretching from the Camp Pendleton Marine base in the north to Encinitas in the south.

Burkholder is a Secret Service agent and mental health counselor.

``California has gone from a state where people dreamed of living to a state that people are now fleeing,'' sh...