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United States Congress
Shrina Kurani — United States Congress, District 41*
Statewide Constitutional Officers
Eleni Kounalakis — Lieutenant Governor (re-election)
California State Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen — State Controller
California State Senate
Hayward City Councilmember Aisha Wahab — State Senate, District 10
Huntington Beach City Councilmember Kim Carr — State Senate, District 36
Marie Alvarado-Gil — State Senate, District 4
San Juan Unified School District Board Member Paula Villescaz — State Senate, District 6
California State Assembly
Annie E. Cho — State Assembly, District 40*
Dawn Addis — State Assembly, District 30
Ida Times-Green — State Assembly District 12*
Janet D. Foster — State Assembly, District 69*
Jennifer Esteen, RN — State Assembly, District 20*
Lori Wilson — State Assembly, District 11 (re-election)
Dr. Merry Taheri — State Assembly, District 69*
Mia Bonta — State Assembly, District 18 (re-election)
Mia Livas Porter — State Assembly, District 52
Pilar Schiavo — State Assembly, District 40
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assembly, District 16 (re-election)
Rebecca Chenoweth — State Assembly, District 5
Sara Aminzadeh — State Assembly, District 12
Zoë Carter — State Assembly, District 30*
County Supervisor
Concord City Councilmember Carlyn Obringer — Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 4*
Catherine Stefani — City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2 (re-election)
Cherelle Jackson — City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6
DeJonaé Shaw — San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, District 2*
San Carlos Mayor Laura Parmer-Lohan — San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board Vice President Regina Gage — Monterey County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Vallecitos Water District Director Dr. Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson — San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Suisun Mayor Pro Tem Wanda Williams — Solano County Board of Supervisors, District 3
City & County Executives
Alana Mathews — District Attorney, Sacramento County*
Allyssa Victory — Mayor, City of Oakland
Alma Hernandez — Mayor, Suisun City
Alysse Castro — Alameda County Superintendent of Schools*
Branda Lin — Mayor, City of Irvine
Denise Delgado — Mayor, City of Coachella
Diana Becton — District Attorney, Contra Costa County (re-election)*
Erica A. Stewart — Mayor, City of San Luis Obispo (re-election)
Farrah Khan — Mayor, City of Irvine (re-election)
Fredrisha Dixon — Mayor, City of Inglewood
Helen Tran — Mayor, City of San Bernardino
Jenny Wong — Berkeley City Auditor (re-election)
Lisette Estrella-Henderson — Solano County Superintendent of Schools (re-election)*
Marina Torres — Los Angeles City Attorney*
Melissa Hernandez Strah — Mayor, City of Dublin (re-election)
Raina Carrillo — Mayor, City of Inglewood
San Ramon City Councilmember Sabina Zafar — Mayor, City of San Ramon
Oakland City Councilmember Treva Reid — Mayor, City of Oakland
Judges
Holly L. Hancock — Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Sheriffs
Christine Nagaye — Santa Clara County Sheriff*
City Council
Alysson Snow — Lemon Grove City Council
Anna Chouteau — St. Helena City Council (re-election)
State Center Community College District Trustee Annalisa Perea — Fresno City Council, District 1*
Andrea Marr — Costa Mesa City Council, District 3 (re-election)
Arlis Reynolds — Costa Mesa City Council, District 5 (re-election)
Carolyn Wysinger — El Cerrito City Council
Cassandra Chase — Lakewood City Council, District 5*
Cassandra James — Vallejo City Council, District 2
Celina Reynes — San Leandro City Council, District 1
Chelsea Byers — West Hollywood City Council
Cheylynda Barnard — Moreno Valley City Council, District 4
Consuelo Martinez — Escondido City Council, District 1 (re-election)
Dr. Cynthia Gonzalez — Cudahy City Council
Agoura Hills Mayor Deborah Klein Lopez — Agoura Hills City Council (re-election)
Denise Davis — Redlands City Council, District 1 (re-election)
Desrie Campbell — Fremont City Council, District 2
Dr. Donnisha Sanford — Hawthorne City Council
Doriss Panduro — Fairfield City Council, District 5 (re-election)
Dulce Vasquez — Los Angeles City Council, District 9*
Ellen Kamei — Mountain View City Council (re-election)
Emily Francis — San Luis Obispo City Council
Dr. Eve Castellanos — Sanger City Council, District 2
Gina Latimerlo — Belmont City Council
Hilary Hodge — Grass Valley City Council (re-election)
Jennifer Stark — Claremont City Council, District 3 (re-election)
Jess Rivas — Pasadena City Council, District 5 (re-election)*
Jocelyn Yow — Eastvale City Council, District 4 (re-election)
K. Patrice Williams — Fairfield City Council, District 1
Kate Pynoos — Los Angeles City Council, District 13*
Kathleen Treseder — Irvine City Council
Katy Young Yaroslavsky — Los Angeles City Council, District 5
Dr. Kelly Erving — Rialto City Council
Lisa Diaz Nash — San Mateo City Council, District 1
Lisa Forssell — Palo Alto City Council
Lorrie Brown — Ventura City Council, District 6 (re-election)
Luz Reyes-Martín — Goleta City Council, District 1
Marisol Rubio — San Ramon City Council, District 4
Michelle Shoresman — San Luis Obispo City Council (re-election)
Monica Wilson — Antioch City Council, District 4 (re-election)
Neysa Fligor — Los Altos City Council (re-election)
Nicole Gardner — Novato City Council, District 4
Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Porsche Middleton — Citrus Heights City Council, District 5 (re-election)
Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel — Carlsbad City Council, District 3 (re-election)
Rachel Farac — Novato City Council, District 2
Rashi Kesarwani — Berkeley City Council, District 1
Rudy Huebner — Fountain Valley City Council
Susan Funk — Atascadero City Council (re-election)
Tamala Takahashi — Burbank City Council
Tara Beasley-Stansberry — Vallejo City Council, District 5
Vanessa Warheit — El Cerrito City Council
Victoria Fleming — Santa Rosa City Council, District 4 (re-election)
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán — Morgan Hill City Council, District B (re-election)
Community College & School District Boards
Alida Fisher — San Francisco Unified School District Board
AngelAnn Flores — Stockton Unified School District, Area 2 (re-election)
Anna Molander Hermann — Sacramento City Unified School District Trustee, Area 1
April Northrup — Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board
April Oquenda — Hayward Unified School Board (re-election)
Brigitte Davila — San Francisco City College Board of Trustees (re-election)
Cherise Khaund — Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board, Area 4
Christina Gagnier — Chino Valley School District Governing Board (re-election)
Christine Hernandez — Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees
Cindy Wu — Mountain View School District Board of Education (re-election)
Courtney Monk — Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees (re-election)
Dana Dean — Solano County Board of Education Trustee, Area 3 (re-election)
Destiny Briscoe — Pittsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees
Destiny Rodriguez — State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee, Area 1
Diana Conti — Marin Community College Board Trustee, Area 6 (re-election)
Genoveva “Veva” Islas — Fresno Unified School District Board Trustee, Area 4 (re-election)
Heidi Hernandez Gatty — Walnut Creek School District Governing Board (re-election)
Jennifer Shanoski — Berkeley Unified School District Board of Trustees
Kassandra Wilson — Chaffey Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, Area 4
Kyra Mungia — Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, District 6
Marlys Davidson — Los Alamitos Unified School District Board, District 1 (re-election)
Michelle Chang — Orinda Union School District Board of Trustees, District 4
Nelly Nieblas — Montebello Unified School District Board of Education
Nicole Chiu-Wang — Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education
Patrice Marshall McKenzie — Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, District 5
Raeena Lari — Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 7
Reichi Lee — Berkeley Unified School District Board of Trustees
Sara Hernandez — Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees
Sarah Butler — Contra Costa County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 (re-election)
Sheweet Yohannes — Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 7
Sofia Colón — Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area 6
Thea Selby — San Francisco City College Board of Trustees (re-election)
Thida Cornes — Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Governing Board
Special District
Andrea Beth Damsky — Helix Water District Board of Directors, Division 2
Barisha Spriggs — Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors, Ward 4
Cristine Soto DeBerry — Southern Marin Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Heidi Sanborn — Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, Ward 7 (re-election)
Rae Vander Werf — American River Flood Control District Board of Trustees (re-election)
Rebecca Eisenberg — Santa Clara Valley Water District Board
Sara Lamnin — Hayward Area Recreation District Board of Directors
Shayanne Wright — Mesa Water District Board of Directors, District 5
Vanessa Danielle Marrero, MSW — Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
*Ran in the June 2022 election
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