Endorsements

The California Young Democrats endorse candidates listed below for office in California in the June 2, 2026 Primary and November 3, 2026 General elections!

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  1. Statewide/Constitutional Office

  2. Congressional

  3. California State Legislature

  4. Municipal

  5. School & College Board

Statewide/Constitutional Office Races

  • Xavier Becerra for Governor

  • Anna Caballero for Treasurer

  • Jane Kim for Insurance Commissioner

  • Rob Bonta for Attorney General

  • Dr. Shirley Weber for Secretary of State

  • Malia Cohen for Controller

  • Nichelle Henderson for Superintendent of Public Instruction

  • Nelson Esparza, Board of Equalization 1st District

  • Sally Lieber, Board of Equalization 2nd District

  • Tom Umberg, Board of Equalization 4th District

Congressional Races

  • Congressional District 1 Mike McGuire

  • Congressional District 2 Jared Huffman

  • Congressional District 4 Mike Thompson

  • Congressional District 5 Michael Masuda

  • Congressional District 8 Josh Garamendi

  • Congressional District 9 Josh Harder

  • Congressional District 10 Mark DeSaulnier

  • Congressional District 12 Lateefah Simon

  • Congressional District 13 Adam Gray

  • Congressional District 14 Aisha Wahab

  • Congressional District 15 Kevin Mullin

  • Congressional District 15 Sam Liccardo

  • Congressional District 17 Ro Khanna

  • Congressional District 18 Zoe Lofgren

  • Congressional District 19 Jimmy Panetta

  • Congressional District 20 Kristina Roper

  • Congressional District 21 Jim Costa

  • Congressional District 22 Randy Villegas

  • Congressional District 23 Tessa Lynn Hodge

  • Congressional District 24 Salud Carbajal

  • Congressional District 25 Raul Ruiz

  • Congressional District 26 Jacqui Irwin

  • Congressional District 27 George Whitesides

  • Congressional District 28 Judy Chu

  • Congressional District 29 Luz Rivas

  • Congressional District 30 Laura Friedman

  • Congressional District 31 Gil Cisneros

  • Congressional District 32 Jacob Levine

  • Congressional District 33 Peter Aguilar

  • Congressional District 34 Jimmy Gomez

  • Congressional District 35 Norma Torres

  • Congressional District 36 Ted Lieu

  • Congressional District 37 Sydney Kamlager

  • Congressional District 38 Hilda Solis

  •  Congressional District 39 Mark Tanaka

  • Congressional District 40 No Position

  • Congressional District 41 Linda Sanchez

  • Congressional District 42 Robert Garcia

  • Congressional District 43 Maxine Waters

  • Congressional District 44 Nanette Barragan

  • Congressional District 45 Derek Tran

  • Congressional District 46 Lou Correa

  • Congressional District 47 Dave Min

  • Congressional District 48 Marni von Wilpert

  • Congressional District 49 Mike Levin

  • Congressional District 50 Scott Peters

  • Congressional District 51 Sara Jacobs

  • Congressional District 52 Juan Vargas

California State Legislature Races

California State Senate

  • Senate District 2 Damon Connolly

  • Senate District 4 Jaron Brandon

  • Senate District 6 Sean Frame

  • Senate District 8 Angelique Ashby

  • Senate District 14 Esmeralda Soria

  • Senate District 16 Melissa Hurtado

  • Senate District 18 Steve Padilla 

  • Senate District 20 Caroline Menjivar

  • Senate District 22 Susan Rubio

  • Senate District 28 Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

  • Senate District 30 Bob Archuleta 

  • Senate District 32 Tiffanie Lavon Tate

  • Senate District 34 Avelino Valencia

  • Senate District 36 Chris Duncan

  • Senate District 38 Catherine Blakespear

  • Senate District 40 Mara Elliot

California State Assembly

  • Assembly District 2 Chris Rogers 

  • Assembly District 4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

  • Assembly District 5 Neva Parker

  • Assembly District 6 Maggy Krell

  • Assembly District 7 Amy Slavensky

  • Assembly District 10 Stephanie Nguyen

  • Assembly District 11 Lori Wilson

  • Assembly District 12 Jackie Elward

  • Assembly District 13 Rhodesia Ransom

  • Assembly District 14 Buffy Wicks

  • Assembly District 15 Anamarie Avila Farias

  • Assembly District 16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

  • Assembly District 17 Matt Haney

  • Assembly District 18 Mia Bonta

  • Assembly District 19 Catherine Stefani

  • Assembly District 20 Liz Ortega

  • Assembly District 21 Diane Papan

  • Assembly District 23 Marc Berman

  • Assembly District 24 Alex Lee

  • Assembly District 25 Ash Kalra

  • Assembly District 26 Patrick Ahrens

  • Assembly District 27 Brian Pacheco

  • Assembly District 28 Gail Pellerin

  • Assembly District 29 Robert Rivas

  • Assembly District 30 Dawn Addis

  • Assembly District 31 Annalisa Perea

  • Assembly District 34 Randell Putz

  • Assembly District 36 Oscar Ortiz

  • Assembly District 37 Gregg Hart

  • Assembly District 38 Steve Bennett

  • Assembly District 39 Juan Carrillo

  • Assembly District 40 Pilar Schiavo

  • Assembly District 41 John Harabedian

  • Assembly District 42 Deborah Klein Lopez

  • Assembly District 43 Celeste Rodriguez

  • Assembly District 44 Nick Schultz

  • Assembly District 45 James Ramos

  • Assembly District 46 Jesse Gabriel

  • Assembly District 47 Leila Namvar

  • Assembly District 48 Blanca Rubio 

  • Assembly District 49 Mike Fong

  • Assembly District 50 Robert Garcia

  • Assembly District 51 Rick Chavez Zbur

  • Assembly District 52 Jessica Caloza

  • Assembly District 53 Michelle Rodriguez

  • Assembly District 54 Mark Gonzalez

  • Assembly District 55 Isaac G. Bryan

  • Assembly District 56 Lisa Calderon

  • Assembly District 57 Sade Elhawary

  • Assembly District 58 No Endorsement

  • Assembly District 60 Corey Jackson

  • Assembly District 61 Tina Simone McKinnor

  • Assembly District 62 Jose Luis Solache

  • Assembly District 64 Blanca Pacheco

  • Assembly District 65 Fatima Igbal-Zubair

  • Assembly District 67 Ada Briceno

  • Assembly District 68 David Penaloza

  • Assembly District 69 Josh Lowenthal

  • Assembly District 70 Dr. Paula Swift

  • Assembly District 71 JJ Galvez

  • Assembly District 72 Chris Kluwe

  • Assembly District 73 Cottie Petrie-Norris

  • Assembly District 74 Sergio Farias

  • Assembly District 75 Gerald Boursiquot

  • Assembly District 76 Darshana Patel

  • Assembly District 77 Tasha Boerner

  • Assembly District 78 Chris Ward

  • Assembly District 79 Lashae Sharp-Collins

  • Assembly District 80 David Alvarez

Municipal Races

  • Bay Area Regional Transit Measure

  • Caity Maple for Sacramento City Council, District 5

  • Sergio Robles for Elk Grove City Council, District 4

  • Eric Vazquez for Petaluma City Council, District 3

  • Robert Sandoval for San Rafael City Council, District 3

  • Navkaran Gurm for Fresno City Council, District 7

  • Mayra Campa for Fresno City Council, District 1

  • Giovanni Chavez for Santa Ana City Council, Ward 6

  • Manuel Chavez for Mayor of Costa Mesa

  • Drake Smith for Laguna Beach City Council

  • Gabriel Sandoval, Pinole City Council

  • Cameron Sasai, Pinole City Council

  • Caden Cotton-Blake, San Pablo City Council

  • Athena Burciaga, Marina City Council District 4

  • Victor Lopez Pulido, Union City City Council District 2

  • Matthew Jorgens, Newark City Council

  • Aziz Akbari, Fremont City Council District 4

  • Silin Huang, San Leandro City Council District 2

  • Marissa Roy, LA City Attorney

  • Eunisses Hernandez, LA City Council District 1

  • Connor Traut, Orange County Supervisor District 4

  • Ulises Cabrera, Moreno Valley Mayor

  • Justin Jackson, Eastern Municipal Water District Division 5

  • Chris Castorena, Banning City Council District 5  

  • Elias Velazquez, Escondido Mayor

  • Alex Rounaghi, Laguna Beach Councilmember

  • Danielle Parra, Fresno City Council District 5

School and College Board Races

  • Noel Mora for Natomas Unified School Board, Area 1

  • Davon Thomas for Sacramento Board of Education Area 1

  • Caitlin Jones for Hesperia Unified School Board, Area 3

  • Ryan Pham for Garden Grove School Board

  • Triston Ezidore for Culver City Unified School Board

  • Alton Wang for Pasadena City College Board

  • Chris Cruz for Upland Unified School District

  • Nabil Kherfan for Central Unified Board of Trustees

  • Briana Coston for La Mesa Spring Valley School Board

  • Megan Garcia for Beaumont Unified School Board District 4