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2026 Alum Candidates
United States Congress
Dr. Aisha Wahab — United States Congress, 14th District
Alexis Claiborne — United States Congress, 23rd District
Heidi Hall — United States Congress, 3rd District
Lateefah Simon — United States Congress, 12th District (re-election)
Lauren Babb Tomlinson —United States Congress, 6th District
Mai Vang — United States Congress, 5th District
Marni von Wilpert — United States Congress, 48th District
Melissa Hernandez — United States Congress, 14th District
State Treasurer
Eleni Kounalakis — State Treasurer
State Controller
Malia Cohen — State Controller (re-election)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nichelle Henderson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Senate
Anne Kepner — State Senate 10th District
Brittany McKinley — State Senate 24th District
Cheryl C. Turner — State Senate 28th District
Mara Elliott — State Senate, 40th District
Sara Hernandez — State Senate, 26th District
State Assembly
Annalisa Perea — State Assembly, 31st District
Carolyn J. Essex — State Assembly, 69th District
Catherine Stefani — State Assembly, 19th District (re-election)
Dawn Addis — State Assembly, 30th District (re-election)
Deborah Klein Lopez — State Assembly, 42nd District
Holli Thier — State Assembly, 12th District
Jessie Lopez — State Assembly, 68th District
Lori D. Wilson — State Assembly, 11th District (re-election)
Mia Bonta — State Assembly, 18th District (re-election)
Neva Parker — State Assembly, 5th District
Pilar Schiavo — State Assembly, 40th District (re-election)
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assembly, 16th District (re-election)
Rhodesia Ransom — State Assembly, 13th District (re-election)
Judicial
Elena Condes — Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County (re-election)
Michelle Ialeggio — Judge, Superior Court, San Diego County (re-election)
Thanayi Lindsey — Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles
City & County Executive
Erica Stewart — Mayor, San Luis Obispo (re-election)
Fre’Drisha “Sha” Dixon — Mayor, Inglewood
Helen Tran — Mayor, San Bernardino
Leticia Clark — Mayor, Tustin
Marissa Roy — City Attorney, Los Angeles
County Supervisor
Christina Gagnier — Supervisor, San Bernardino County, District 4
Elisa Marquez — Supervisor, Alameda County, District 2 (re-election)
Flojaune Cofer — Supervisor, Sacramento County, District 1
Magali Limeta — Supervisor, Marin County, District 5
Wanda Williams — Supervisor, Solano County, District 3
City Council
Ashley Budelli — City Councilmember, Daly City
Barri Worth Girvan — City Councilmember, Los Angeles, District 3
Betty Martinez-Franco — City Councilmember, Irvine, District 6 (re-election)
Charlene Wang — City Councilmember, Oakland (re-election)
Charlotte Reed — City Councilmember, Menlo Park
Cherise Khaund — City Councilmember, Walnut Creek
Emily Francis — City Councilmember , San Luis Obispo (re-election)
Gina Latimerlo — City Councilmember, Belmont, District 1 (re-election)
Heidi Owens — Town Councilmember, Los Gatos
Kathleen Treseder — City Councilmember, Irvine, District 6 (re-election)
Katy Yaroslavsky — City Councilmember , Los Angeles, District 5 (re-election)
Keycha Gallon — City Councilmember , Richmond, District 4
Martha Abraham — City Councilmember , San Diego, Distrct 4
Michelle Shoresman (re-election) — City Councilmember, San Luis Obispo
Moana Alo — City Councilmember, La Mesa
Nicole Crosby — City Councilmember, San Diego, District 2
Priya Bhat-Patel — City Councilmember , Carlsbad, District 3
Rebecca Pynoos — City Councilmember, Beverly Hills
Tamala Takahashi — City Councilmember , Burbank
Tara Beasley-Stansberry — City Councilmember , Vallejo, District 5
Taryn Palumbo — City Councilmember, Huntington Beach
Valerie Bradford — City Councilmember, Santa Clarita
Community College & School District Boards
Alexia Palacio-Peters — Coronado Unified School District (re-election)
Alysse Castro — Alameda County Superintendent of Schools (re-election)
Ana Vasudeo — City of Berkeley School District (re-election)
Chelsea Bonini — San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools (re-election)
Destiny Rodriguez — Fresno County State Center Community College
Krystal King — Sacramento Natomas Unified School District, Area 4
Maliha Williamson — Riverside County Board of Education
Meredith “Mer” Curry Nuñez — San Jose East Side Union HS
Dr. Nikki Parr — Solano County (SCOE) Superintendent of Schools (re-election)
Sara Prada — Hayward Unified School District (re-election)
Sofia Colón — Stockton Unified School District (re-election)
Thida Cornes — Mountain View Los Altos Union HS District
Special District
Andrea Beth Damsky — Board Member, Helix Water District, Division 2 (re-election)
Lisanna Dominguez — Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (re-election)
Sara Lamnin — Board Member, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (re-election)
2025 Alum Candidates
Special Elections
Betty Martinez Franco – City Council, Irvine, District 5
Charlene Wang – City Council, Oakland, District 2
Jocelyn Vargas — Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Area 4 (re-election)
Neysa Fligor – Assessor, Santa Clara County
Renia Webb – Mayor, Oakland
California Democratic Party Assembly District Election
Adrianna Zhang – ADEM Delegate, AD 19
Alicia (Rudy) Huebner – ADEM Delegate, AD 70
Allyssa Victory – ADEM Delegate, AD 18
Alysson Snow – ADEM Delegate, AD 79
Ann Ravel – ADEM Delegate, AD 28
Anne Kepner – ADEM Delegate, AD 26
Ariel Kelley – ADEM Delegate, AD 2
Arohi Sharma – ADEM Delegate, AD 66
Barisha Spriggs – ADEM Delegate, AD 20
Caroline Bañuelos – ADEM Delegate, AD 2
Carolyn J. Essex – ADEM Delegate, AD 69
Cassandra James – ADEM Delegate, AD 11
Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald – ADEM Delegate, AD 4
Charlotte (Char) Bland – ADEM Delegate, AD 41
Dara Smith – ADEM Delegate, AD 50
Desiree Portillo-Rabinov – ADEM Delegate, AD 44
Frances Marquez – ADEM Delegate, AD 67
Genesis Coronado – ADEM Delegate, AD 52
Helen Tran – ADEM Delegate, AD 45
Ida Times-Green – ADEM Delegate, AD 12
IdaRose Sylvester – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Jackie Kan – ADEM Delegate, AD 73
Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs – ADEM Delegate, AD 63
Jatinder (JP) K. Sahi – ADEM Delegate, AD 20
Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin – ADEM Delegate, AD 55
Jennifer Kumiyama – ADEM Delegate, AD 69
Jeri Bromley – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Jessica Speiser – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Juslyn Manalo – ADEM Delegate, AD 19
Kim Carr – ADEM Delegate, AD 72
Kristina Dixon – ADEM Delegate, AD 60
La Trena Robinson – ADEM Delegate AD 14
Lisa Diaz Nash – ADEM Delegate, AD 21
Lisa Gauthier – ADEM Delegate, AD 21
Loraine Lundquist – ADEM Delegate, AD 40
Luz Reyes-Martin – ADEM Delegate, AD 37
M. Ahmanise Sanati Morgan – ADEM Delegate, AD 61
Magali Limeta – ADEM Delegate, AD 12
Marisol Rubio – ADEM Delegate, AD 16
Melissa Blaustein – ADEM Delegate, AD 12
Meredith Curry – ADEM Delegate, AD 25
Nancy Barba – ADEM Delegate, AD 55
Nancy St Clair – ADEM Delegate, AD 9
Natalie Moser – ADEM Delegate, AD 72
Nicole Chiu-Wang – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Nicole Crosby – ADEM Delegate, AD 78
Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu – ADEM Delegate, AD 6
Olivia Navarro – ADEM Delegate, AD 28
Rebecca Eisenberg – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Regina Chagolla – ADEM Delegate, AD 18
Renia Webb – ADEM Delegate, AD 18
Ruth Ferguson – ADEM Delegate, AD 17
Shay Franco-Clausen – ADEM Delegate, AD 20
Stacey Ashlund – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Tara Beasley-Stansberry – ADEM Delegate, AD 11
Tauna Rodarte – ADEM Delegate, AD 75
Teddy Gray King – ADEM Delegate, AD 14
Tiffany E. Boyd-Hodgson – ADEM Delegate, AD 76
Tonia Lediju – ADEM Delegate, AD 11
Virginia Cheung – ADEM Delegate, AD 17
Wanda Williams – ADEM Delegate, AD 11
Y’Anad Burrell – ADEM Delegate, AD 14
Yoana Tchouklev – ADEM Delegate, AD 18
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán – ADEM Delegate, AD 28
2024 Alum Candidates
United States Congress
Lateefah Simon — United States Congress, 12th District
Sepi Shyne — United States Congress, 30th District
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 — City Attorney, San Diego (re-election)
London Breed — Mayor, City of San Francisco (re-election)
Olivia Calderon — Mayor, City of Arvin
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 — Supervisor, Orange County, District 3
Frances Marquez — Supervisor, Orange County, District 1
Jennifer Esteen — Supervisor, Alameda County, District 4
Lilliana Udang — Supervisor, San Joaquin County, District 1
Lisa Gauthier — Supervisor, San Mateo County, District 4
Monica Martinez — Supervisor, Santa Cruz County, District 5
Myrna Melgar — Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco, District 7 (re-election)
NJ Mvondo — Supervisor, Yolo County, District 4
Sharon Lai — Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco, District 3
Susan Funk — Supervisor, San Luis Obispo County, District 5
Wendy Root Askew — Supervisor, Monterey County District 4 (re-election)
City Council
Allison Blackwell — City Council, Encinitas
Angela Andrews — City Council, Hayward (re-election)
Ariel Kelley — City Council, Healdsburg (re-election)
Aura Vasquez — City Council, Los Angeles, District 10
Beth Painter — City Council, Napa, District 2 (re-election)
Cari Templeton — City Council, Palo Alto
Carlyn Obringer — City Council, Concord, District 2 (re-election)
Caroline Bañuelos — City Council, Santa Rosa City Council, District 5
Charlene Wang — City Council, Oakland, District 2
Charlsie Chang — City Council, Sunnyvale, District 4
Conna McCarthy — City Council, Piedmont
Cristina “Tina” Tostado — City Council, Oakland
Cindy Darling — City Council, Walnut Creek (re-election)
Courtney Henderson — City Council, Truckee (re-election)
Courtney Welch — City Council, Emeryville (re-election)
Denise Delgado — City Council, Coachella (re-election)
Destiny Preston — City Council, Encinitas, District 2
IdaRose Sylvester — City Council, Mountain View
Jackie Kan — City Council, Irvine, District 1
Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin — City Council, Culver City
Jennifer Maravillas — City Council, Redlands, District 2
Jennifer Smith — City Council, Goleta
Juslyn Manalo — City Council, Daly City,
Katie Causey — City Council, Palo Alto
Katie Valenzuela — City Council, Sacramento, District 4
Kimberly Warmsley — City Council, Stockton, District 6 (re-election)
La Kerie Williams – City Council, Apple Valley, District 2
Lauren Cazares — City Council, La Mesa
Leticia Munguia — City Council, Chula Vista, District 3
Maika Llorens Gulati — City Council, San Rafael, District 1
Marni Von Wilpert — City Council, San Diego, District 5 (re-election)
Melissa Blaustein — City of Sausalito Member City Council (re-election)
Nancy Barba — City Council, Culver City,
Natalie Moser — City Council, Huntington Beach
Olivia Navarro — City Council, San José, District 6
Rebecca Saltzman — City Council, El Cerrito
Rowena Brown — City Council, Oakland
Sue Evans — City Council, Temecula, District 4
Dr. Tonia Lediju — City Council, Vallejo District 3
Rudy Huebner — City Council, Fountain Valley
Sukhdeep Kaur — City Council, Emeryville
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk — City Council, Long Beach
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
Christianna Heihn — Placer County Board of Education Trustee 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
Ida Times-Green — Tamalpais Union High School District Board
Kirsten Livak — Tahoe Truckee Unified School District 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
Ruth Ferguson — San Francisco Community College Board
Sara Prada — Hayward Unified School District Board
Sherlett Hendy Newbill — Los Angeles LAUSD School Board, District 1
Tina Wu Fredericks — Pasadena Unified School District Board, District No. 6 (re-election)
Virginia Cheung — San Francisco Board of Education
Special District
Barnali Ghosh — Board, BART, District 3
Casey Farmer — Director, East Bay Regional Park, Ward 2
Elizabeth Echols — Board, East Bay Regional Park, Ward 1 (re-election)
Jean Walsh — Director, AC Transit (re-election)
Kathye Armitage — Director, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Division 3
Melissa Hernadez — Board, BART District 5
Dr. Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu — Director, Sacramento SMUD, Ward 5
Rachelanne Vander Werf — Board, American River Flood Control, Division 5
Sabrina Aranda — Board, Eden Township Healthcare, District 4
Stacy Fortner — Board, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Divison 3
Tamika L’Ecluse — Board, American River Flood Control District 4
Dr. Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson — Board, Vallecitos Water District (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
Lanier Coles — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
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
Rae Vander-Werf — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, D 3
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
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