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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 Chenoweth — State Assembly, District 5
Sara Aminzadeh — State Assembly, District 12
Zoë Carter — State Assembly, District 30*
County Supervisor
St. Helena City Councilmember Anna Chouteau — Napa County Board of Supervisors, District 3*
Concord City Councilmember Carlyn Obringer — Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 4
DeJonaé Shaw — San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, District 2*
San Carlos Mayor Laura Parmer-Lohan — San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Leanna Louie — City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 4
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board Vice President Regina Gage — Monterey County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Vallecitos Water District Director 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*
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*
Raina Carrillo — Mayor, City of Inglewood
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
State Center Community College District Trustee Annalisa Perea — Fresno City Council, District 1*
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
Denise Davis — Redlands City Council, District 1 (re-election)
Desrie Campbell — Fremont City Council, District 2
Dr. Donnisha Sanford — Hawthorne City Council
Dulce Vasquez — Los Angeles City Council, District 9*
Ellen Kamei — Mountain View City Council (re-election)
Emily Francis — San Luis Obispo City Council
Gina Latimerlo — Belmont City Council
Jess Rivas — Pasadena City Council, District 5 (re-election)*
Jocelyn Yow — Eastvale City Council, District 4 (re-election)
Kate Pynoos — Los Angeles City Council, District 13*
Katy Young Yaroslavsky — Los Angeles City Council, District 5
Kathleen (Kay) Rivers, Ph.D. — Cotati City Council
Kathleen Treseder — Irvine City Council
Dr. Kelly Erving — Rialto City Council
Lisa Diaz Nash — San Mateo City Council, District 1
Lisa Forssell — Palo Alto City Council
Luz Reyes-Martín — Goleta City Council, District 1
Malisha Kumar — Morgan Hill City Council, District B
Michelle Shoresman — San Luis Obispo City Council (re-election)
Monica Wilson — Antioch City Council, District 4 (re-election)
N’dea Johnson — Fairfield City Council, District 1
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
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
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
April Northrup — Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board
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)
Destiny Briscoe — Pittsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees
Destiny Rodriguez — State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee, Area 1
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
Nelly Nieblas — Montebello Unified School District Board of Education
Nicole Chiu-Wang — Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education
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)
Sofia Colón — Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area 6
Tara Sreekrishnan — Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 (re-election)
Thea Selby — San Francisco City College Board of Trustees (re-election)
Thida Cornes — Mountain View Los Altos High School District Board of Trustees
Special District
Andrea Beth Damsky — Helix Water District Board of Directors, Division 2
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)
Sara Lamnin — Hayward Area Recreation District Board of Directors
Shayanne Wright — Mesa Water District Board of Directors, District 5
*Ran in the June 2022 election
