Fact-check: State Assembly, District 39
Checked 2026-10-28. Claims: 11. Verified: 8. Corrected: 2. Unsupported: 0. Analysis: 1.
| # | Claim (short) | Source checked | Status | Evidence / change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mostly Lancaster and Palmdale, plus parts of Adelanto, Victorville and Hesperia | Wikipedia AD-39 | Verified (secondary) | "portions of Lancaster and Palmdale"; about half of the High Desert, including parts of Adelanto, Victorville and Hesperia |
| 2 | Carrillo (D, incumbent) vs. Marsh (R) | CA Secretary of State certified list | Verified | "Juan Carrillo* Democratic"; "Paul Andre Marsh Republican" |
| 3 | Carrillo answered KVCR; Marsh didn't | KVCR AD-39 | Verified | Marsh did not respond |
| 4 | Two terms; in the Assembly since 2022 | Wikipedia AD-39 | Verified (secondary) | represented the district "since December 5, 2022"; won 2022 and 2024 |
| 5 | Palmdale school board (2013-16), city council (2016-22) | KVCR AD-39 | Verified | "Palmdale School District Boardmember: 2013 – 2016"; "City of Palmdale Councilmember: 2016 – 2022" |
| 6 | Trained as a planner | KVCR AD-39 | Verified | "bachelor's in urban and regional planning, Cal Poly Pomona" |
| 7 | First-100-days item: High Desert Corridor | KVCR AD-39 | Verified | "I'll push to fund the High Desert Corridor to connect us" |
| 8 | Cites no bills | KVCR AD-39 | Verified | none cited |
| 9 | Marsh "lost to Carrillo in 2022 (44%)" | Wikipedia AD-39 | Corrected | 2022: Marsh 43.0%; he also lost in 2024 with 42.3%. Changed to "Lost to Carrillo in 2022 (43%) and 2024 (42%)" |
| 10 | "Marsh ran on the same lines in 2022" (rematch box) | Wikipedia AD-39 | Corrected | Updated to both prior losses (about 14 and 15 points) |
| 11 | High Desert Corridor "funded and refunded for a decade" | n/a | Analysis (not checked yet) | Characterization; no source on this page |