Current Candidates


Emerge California Alum Candidates



They are changing the face of elected power and they have the
life experience, passion, and resolve to reimagine, rebuild, and
fight for a just and equitable world.

Are you an Emerge California Alum running for elected office?
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2024 Alum Candidates

United States Senate
Christina Pascucci — United States Senate

United States Congress
Jessica Morse — United States Congress, District 3
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

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 & County Executives
Alysson Snow – Mayor, City of Lemon Grove
Flojaune Cofer — Mayor, City of Sacramento
Heather Ferbert — San Diego City Attorney
Pippin Dew — Mayor, City of Vallejo
Sophie Hahn — Mayor, City of Berkeley
Tammy Kim — Mayor, City of Irvine

City Council
Angela Andrews — Hayward City Council (re-election)
Aura Vasquez — Los Angeles City Council, District 10
Beth Painter — Napa City Council, District 2 (re-election)
Carlyn Obringer — Concord City Council, District 2 (re-election)
Courtney Henderson — Truckee City Council (re-election)
Courtney Welch — Emeryville City Council (re-election)
Juslyn Manalo — Daly City, City Council
Kimberly Warmsley — Stockton City Council, District 6 (re-election)
La Kerie Williams – Apple Valley City Council, District 2
Lauren Cazares — La Mesa City Council
Marni Von Wilpert — San Diego City Council, District 5 (re-election)
Natalie Moser — Huntington Beach City Council
Olivia Navarro — San José City Council, District 6
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk — Long Beach City Council

Community College & School District Boards
Dr. Colette Harris Mathews — Los Rios Community College Board Trustee, Area 5
Desiree Rabinov — Glendale Community College Board (re-election)
Guadalupe “Lupe” Angulo — Alameda County Board of Education Trustee, Area 5
Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs — Riverside County Board of Education, Area 3 (re-election)
Stephisha Ycoy-Walton — Alameda County Board of Education, Area 2

Special District
Barnali Ghosh – BART Board of Directors, District 3

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
Cari Templeton — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 23
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
Hannah Groce  — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Helen Woltner — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, AD
Jatinder Kaur Sahi (JP) — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Jenni Veitch-Olson — Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee, AD 28
K. Patrice — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, AD 11
Julie Caskey — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
K. Patrice — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, District 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
Monica Wilson  — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, AD 15
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
Rebecca Pynoos  — Los Angeles Democratic County Central Committee, AD 51
Raeena Lari — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 25
Rowena Brown  — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Stacy Fortner — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 40
Tamika L’Ecluse — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 6
Tammy Kim — Orange County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 73
Tina Arias Miller — Orange County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 68
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

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