Endorsements

The California Young Democrats are proud to endorse the 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

  • Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor

  • Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer

  • Jane Kim for Insurance Commissioner

  • Rob Bonta for Attorney General

  • Dr. Shirley Weber for Secretary of State

  • Malia Cohen for Controller

  • Richard Barrera 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

  • District 1: Mike McGuire

  • District 2: Jared Huffman

  • District 3: Dr. Ami Bera, M.D.

  • District 4: Mike Thompson

  • District 5: Michael Masuda

  • District 6: Dr. Richard Pan, M.D.

  • District 7: Mai Vang

  • District 8: Josh Garamendi

  • District 9: Josh Harder

  • District 10: Mark DeSaulnier

  • District 11: No Recommendation

  • District 12: Lateefah Simon

  • District 13: Adam Gray

  • District 14: Aisha Wahab

  • District 15: Kevin Mullin

  • District 16: Sam Liccardo

  • District 17: Ro Khanna

  • District 18: Zoe Lofgren

  • District 19: Jimmy Panetta

  • District 20: Kristina Roper

  • District 21: Jim Costa

  • District 22: Randy Villegas

  • District 23: Tessa Lynn Hodge

  • District 24: Salud Carbajal

  • District 25: Raul Ruiz

  • District 26: Jacqui Irwin

  • District 27: George Whitesides

  • District 28: Judy Chu

  • District 29: Luz Rivas

  • District 30: Laura Friedman

  • District 31: Gil Cisneros

  • District 32: Jacob Levine

  • District 33: Peter Aguilar

  • District 34: Jimmy Gomez

  • District 35: Norma Torres

  • District 36: Ted Lieu

  • District 37: Sydney Kamlager

  • District 38: Hilda Solis

  • District 39: Mark Tanaka

  • District 40: No Recommendation

  • District 41: Linda Sanchez

  • District 42: Robert Garcia

  • District 43: Maxine Waters

  • District 44: Nanette Barragan

  • District 45: Derek Tran

  • District 46: Lou Correa

  • District 47: Dave Min

  • District 48: Marni von Wilpert

  • District 49: Mike Levin

  • District 50: Scott Peters

  • District 51: Sara Jacobs

  • District 52: Juan Vargas

California State Legislature Races

California State Senate

  • District 2: Damon Connolly

  • District 4: Jaron Brandon

  • District 6: Sean Frame

  • District 8: Angelique Ashby

  • District 10: Scott Sakakihara

  • District 14: Esmeralda Soria

  • District 16: Melissa Hurtado

  • District 18: Steve Padilla 

  • District 20: Caroline Menjivar

  • District 22: Susan Rubio

  • District 24: John Erickson

  • District 28: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

  • District 30: Bob Archuleta 

  • District 32: Tiffanie Lavon Tate

  • District 34: Avelino Valencia

  • District 36: Chris Duncan

  • District 38: Catherine Blakespear

  • District 40: Mara Elliot

California State Assembly

  • Assembly District 1: Dianna Margaret James

  • 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 9: Matthew Adams

  • 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 33: Hipolito Angel Cerros

  • Assembly District 34: Randell Putz

  • Assembly District 35: Andrae Gonzales

  • Assembly District 36: Ida S. Obeso-Martinez

  • 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: Clarissa Cervantes

  • 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: Ayanna Davis

  • Assembly District 66: Paul Seo

  • Assembly District 67: Mark Pulido

  • 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

North Coast

  • Petaluma City Council: Eric Vazquez (Dist. 3)

  • San Rafael City Council: Robert Sandoval (Dist. 3)

North State

  • Sacramento City Council: Caity Maple (Dist. 5)

  • Elk Grove City Council: Sergio Robles (Dist. 4)

Bay Area

  • Bay Area Regional Transit Measure

  • Pinole City Council:

    • Gabriel Sandoval

    • Cameron Sasai

  • San Pablo City Council: Caden Cotton-Blake

  • Marina City Council: Athena Burciaga (Dist. 4)

  • Union City Council: Victor Lopez Pulido (Dist. 2)

  • Newark City Council: Matthew Jorgens

  • Fremont City Council: Aziz Akbari (Dist. 4)

  • San Leandro City Council: Silin Huang (Dist. 2)

  • Berkeley City Council: Syrak Micael (Dist. 7)

  • Berkeley Rent Board:

    • Avery Arbaugh

    • Nathan Mizell

    • Derek Rodriguez

  • Hayward City Council: George Syrop (Dist. 1)

Central Valley

  • Fresno City Council:

    • Mayra Campa (Dist. 1)

    • Danielle Parra (Dist. 5)

    • Navkaran Gurm (Dist. 7)

Orange County

  • Santa Ana City Council: Giovanni Chavez (Ward 6)

  • Costa Mesa Mayor: Manuel Chavez

  • Laguna Beach City Council:

    • Drake Smith

    • Alex Rounaghi

  • Orange County Board of Supervisors: Connor Traut (Dist. 4)

  • Anaheim City Council: Carlos Leon

Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles City Attorney: Marissa Roy

  • Los Angeles City Council: Eunisses Hernandez (Dist. 1)

Riverside

  • Moreno Valley Mayor: Ulises Cabrera

  • Banning City Council: Chris Castorena (Dist. 5)

  • Eastern Municipal Water District: Justin Jackson (Div. 5)

South State

  • Escondido Mayor: Elias Velazquez

School and College Board Races

North State

  • Noel Mora for Natomas Unified School Board, Area 1

Bay Area

  • Phil Kim for San Francisco Board of Education, Seat 2

  • Kai Eusebio for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School Board

  • Anthony Montes for East Side Union High School District Board

  • Alexander Gvatua for Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board

  • Tomara Hall for San Jose Unified School District Board

Los Angeles

  • Caitlin Jones for Hesperia Unified School Board, Area 3

  • Triston Ezidore for Culver City Unified School Board

  • Alton Wang for Pasadena City College Board

  • Chris Cruz for Upland Unified School District

Orange County

  • Ryan Pham for Garden Grove School Board

Central Valley

  • Nabil Kherfan for Central Unified Board of Trustees

South State

  • Briana Coston for La Mesa Spring Valley School Board

Riverside

  • Megan Garcia for Beaumont Unified School Board District 4