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2026 Alum Candidates
Barri Worth Girvan — Los Angeles City Council, District 3
Christina Gagnier — United States Congress, 40th District
Deborah Klein Lopez — State Assembly, 42nd District
Eleni Kounalakis — CA Governor
Heidi Hall — United States Congress, 3rd District
Helen Tran — Mayor, City of San Bernardino
Katy Yaroslavsky — Los Angeles City Council, District 5
Libby Schaaf — State Treasurer
Marissa Roy — Los Angeles City Attorney
Nichelle Henderson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sara Hernandez — State Senate, 26th District
2025 Alum Candidates
Special Elections
Betty Martinez Franco – Irvine City Council, District 5
Charlene Wang – Oakland City Council, District 2
Jocelyn Vargas — Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Area 4 (re-election)
Renia Webb – Oakland Mayor
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 — San Diego City Attorney
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 — 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
Charlene Wang — Oakland City Council, District 2
Charlsie Chang — Sunnyvale City Council – District 4
Conna McCarthy — City Council, Piedmont
Cristina “Tina” Tostado — 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)
Denise Delgado — Coachella City Council (re-election)
Destiny Preston — Encinitas City Council, District 2
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
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
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 — 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
Sabrina Aranda — Eden Township Healthcare District Board, District 4
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
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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