Silicon Valley legislative staffers compete for Evan Low’s open Assembly seat

A large swath of Silicon Valley is getting new representation in the California State Assembly this November, and both candidates vying for the seat already know their way around Sacramento.

The Assembly District 26 seat, which represents Cupertino, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and parts of north and west San Jose, is up for grabs after current Assemblymember Evan Low decided to run for Congress.

Low’s longtime district director Patrick Ahrens and state Sen. Dave Cortese’s deputy chief...