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United States Senate
Christina Pascucci — United States Senate
United States Congress
Lateefah Simon — United States Congress, District 12
Sepi Shyne — United States Congress, District 30
State Senate
Jennifer Trichelle-Marie Williams — State Senate, District 35
Marisol Rubio — State Senate, District 9
Sasha Renée Pérez — State Senate, District 25
State Assembly
Ariel Kelley — State Assembly, District 02
Catherine Stefani — State Assembly, District 19
Dawn Addis — State Assembly, District 30 (re-election)
DeJonaé Shaw — State Assembly, District 50
Dulce Vasquez — State Assembly, District 57
Genesis Coronado — State Assembly, District 52
Lori Wilson — State Assembly, District 11 (re-election)
Mia Bonta — State Assembly, District 18 (re-election)
Monica Wilson — State Assembly, District 15
Neva Parker — State Assembly, District 5
Paula Villescaz — State Assembly, District 6
Pilar Schiavo — State Assembly, District 40 (re-election)
Porsche Middleton — State Assembly, District 7
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assembly, District 16 (re-election)
Rhodesia Ransom — State Assembly, District 13
Tara Sreekrishnan — State Assembly, District 26
City & County Executives
Adena Ishii — Mayor, City of Berkeley
Alysson Snow – Mayor, City of Lemon Grove
Dara Smith — San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk
Erica A. Stewart — Mayor, San Luis Obispo
Flojaune Cofer — Mayor, City of Sacramento
Heather Ferbert — San Diego City Attorney
London Breed — Mayor, City of San Francisco (re-election)
Pippin Dew — Mayor, City of Vallejo
Sophie Hahn — Mayor, City of Berkeley
Tammy Kim — Mayor, City of Irvine
County Supervisor
Cassandra James — Solano County Supervisor, District 1
Elisa Márquez — Alameda County Supervisor, District 2 (re-election)
Farrah Khan — Orange County Supervisor, District 3
Frances Marquez — Orange County Supervisor, District 1
Jennifer Esteen — Alameda County Supervisor, District 4
Lilliana Udang — San Joaquin County Supervisor, District 1
Lisa Gauthier — San Mateo County Supervisor, District 4
Monica Martinez — Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 5
Myrna Melgar — City and County of San Francisco Supervisor, District 7 (re-election)
NJ Mvondo — Yolo County Supervisor, District 4
Sharon Lai — City and County of San Francisco Supervisor, District 3
Susan Funk — San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, District 5
Wendy Root Askew — Monterey County Supervisor, District 4 (re-election)
City Council
Allison Blackwell — Encinitas City Council
Angela Andrews — Hayward City Council (re-election)
Ariel Kelley — Healdsburg City Council (re-election)
Aura Vasquez — Los Angeles City Council, District 10
Beth Painter — Napa City Council, District 2 (re-election)
Cari Templeton — Palo Alto City Council
Carlyn Obringer — Concord City Council, District 2 (re-election)
Caroline Bañuelos — Santa Rosa City Council, District 5
Charlsie Chang — Sunnyvale City Council – District 4
Conna McCarthy — City Council, Piedmont
Cristina “Tina” Tostado — Oakland City Council
Charlene Wang — Oakland City Council
Cindy Darling — Walnut Creek City Council (re-election)
Courtney Henderson — Truckee City Council (re-election)
Courtney Welch — Emeryville City Council (re-election)
Destiny Preston — Encinitas City Council, District 2
Holli Thier — Tiburon Town Council (re-election)
IdaRose Sylvester — Mountain View City Council
Jackie Kan — Irvine City Council, District 1
Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin — Stehlin Culver City Council
Jennifer Maravillas — Redlands City Council, District 2
Jennifer Smith — Goleta City Council
Juslyn Manalo — Daly City, City Council
Katie Causey — Palo Alto City Council
Katie Valenzuela — Sacramento City Council, District 4
Kimberly Warmsley — Stockton City Council, District 6 (re-election)
La Kerie Williams – Apple Valley City Council, District 2
Lauren Cazares — La Mesa City Council
Leticia Munguia — Chula Vista City Council, District 3
Maika Llorens Gulati — San Rafael City Council, District 1
Marni Von Wilpert — San Diego City Council, District 5 (re-election)
Melissa Blaustein — City of Sausalito Member City Council (re-election)
Nancy Barba — Culver City, City Council
Natalie Moser — Huntington Beach City Council
Olivia Navarro — San José City Council, District 6
Rebecca Saltzman — El Cerrito City Council
Rowena Brown — Oakland City Council
Sue Evans — Temecula City Council, District 4
Dr. Tonia Lediju — Vallejo City Council, District 3
Rudy Huebner — Fountain Valley City Council
Sukhdeep Kaur — Emeryville City Council
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk — Long Beach City Council
Community College & School District Boards
Aliya Chisti — San Francisco Community College Board (re-election)
Ana Vasudeo — Berkeley School Board
Bonnie Hamilton — Solano County Board of Education, Area 2
Brigette Hunley — Fairfield-Suisun School Board, Area 3
Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald — Davis School Board, Area 5
Chandra Alexandre — Novato Unified School District Board, Area 2
Christine Hernandez — Huntington Beach Union High School, Area 2
Dr. Colette Harris Mathews — Los Rios Community College Board, Area 5
Crystal Martinez Marin — Community College Board, Area 2 (re-election)
Desiree Rabinov — Glendale Community College Board (re-election)
Ennette Morton — Long Beach Community College Board Trustee, Area 4
Francesca Segrè — Menlo Park School Board (re-election)
Guadalupe Enllana — West Contra Costa Unified School Board, Area 2
Guadalupe “Lupe” Angulo — Alameda County Board of Education, Area 5
Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs — Riverside County Board of Education, Area 3 (re-election)
Jatinder “JP” Sahi — New Haven Unified School Board, Area 1
Jessica Speiser — Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 1
Heather Conklin — MiraCosta College Board, Area 7
Heather McCarty — San Francisco Community College Board
Maureen ‘Mo’ de Nieva-Marsh — San Rafael School Board, Area 3
Nichelle Henderson — Los Angeles Community College Board, Seat 5 (re-election)
Nicola “Nikki” Parr — Fairfield-Suisun School Board, Area 7
Nicole Chiu-Wang — Palo Alto School Board
Dr. Nyree Berry — El Camino College Board, Area 4
Patrice Berry — Oakland School Board, District 5
Sara Prada — Hayward Unified School District Board
Sherlett Hendy Newbill — Los Angeles LAUSD School Board, District 1
Ruth Ferguson — San Francisco Community College Board
Virginia Cheung — San Francisco Board of Education
Special District
Barnali Ghosh — BART Board of Directors, District 3
Casey Farmer — East Bay Regional Park District Director, Ward 2
Elizabeth Echols — East Bay Regional Park District Board, Ward 1 (re-election)
Jean Walsh — AC Transit Director (re-election)
Kathye Armitage — Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Director, Division 3
Melissa Hernadez — BART Board of Directors, District 5
Dr. Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu — Sacramento SMUD Director, Ward 5
Rachelanne Vander Werf — American River Flood Control District Board Division 5
Stacy Fortner — Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board, Divison 3
Tamika L’Ecluse — American River Flood Control Board, District 4
Dr. Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson — Vallecitos Water District Board (re-election)
California Democratic Party Central Committee Members
Amber Childress — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Ana Vasudeo — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
Barisha Spriggs — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Bonnie Hamilton — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 3
Cari Templeton — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 23
Carolyn Wysinger — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 1
Catherine Stefani — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Elisa Márquez — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Elizabeth Echols — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
Emily Ann Ramos — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 23
Emma Heiken — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 17
Floy Elizabeth Andrews — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 1
Hannah Groce — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Helen Woltner — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, D 3
Jatinder (JP) Kaur Sahi — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Jenni Veitch-Olson — Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee, D 4
Julie Caskey — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
K Patrice — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 2
Katie Ricklefs — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 2
Marisol Rubio — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 2
Marjan Philhour — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Mel Shuen-Mallory — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 24
Melissa Hernandez — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Mia Livas Porter — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 52
Nancy Tung — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 17
Nichelle Henderson — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 66
Nikki Faddick — San Diego Democratic County Central Committee, AD 77
Olivia Navarro — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 28
Patricia Munro — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 16
Pratima Gupta — San Diego County Democratic County Central Committee, AD 77
Raeena Lari — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 25
Rebecca Pynoos — Los Angeles Democratic County Central Committee, AD 51
Regina Chagolla — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Rowena Brown — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Sarah Butler — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 2
Stacy Fortner — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 40
Tamika L’Ecluse — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, D 1
Tammy Kim — Orange County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 73
Tina Arias Miller — Orange County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 68
Dr. Tonia Lediju — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 2
Wendy L. Ho — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 25
Yoana Tchoukleva — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
2026 Alum Candidates
Libby Schaaf — State Treasurer
Eleni Kounalakis — Governor
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