EQCA endorses viable candidates running for local, state and federal offices who have a proven track record of supporting equal rights and legal protections for LGBTQ Californians and who are committed to advancing these goals in their capacity as elected officials.

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Bold indicates an openly LGBTQ candidate.

Statewide Offices:

U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein – Win
Governor: Gavin Newsom – Win
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis – Win
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla – Win
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra – Win
State Controller: Betty Yee – Win
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma – Win
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond – Win
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara – Win
Board of Equalization District 1: No endorsement
Board of Equalization District 2: Malia Cohen – Win
- Primary: Malia Cohen – Win and Cathleen Galgiani – Loss
Board of Equalization District 3: No endorsement
Board of Equalization District 4: No endorsement

Statewide Ballot Measures:

Proposition 1: YES (Housing for Veterans & Farmworkers) – Win
Proposition 2: YES (Healthcare & Housing for Homeless) – Win
Proposition 5: NO (School Funding Cuts) – Win
Proposition 6: NO (Attack on Bridge & Road Safety) – Win

United States House of Representatives:

Congressional District 1: No endorsement
Congressional District 2: Jared Huffman – Win
Congressional District 3: John Garamendi – Win
Congressional District 4: Jessica Morse – Loss
Congressional District 5: Mike Thompson – Win
Congressional District 6: Doris Matsui – Win
Congressional District 7: Ami Bera – Win
Congressional District 8: No endorsement
- Primary: Marge Doyle – Loss
Congressional District 9: Jerry McNerney – Win
Congressional District 10: Josh Harder – Win
Congressional District 11: Mark DeSaulnier – Win
Congressional District 12: Nancy Pelosi – Win
Congressional District 13: Barbara Lee – Win
Congressional District 14: Jackie Speier – Win
Congressional District 15: Eric Swalwell – Win
Congressional District 16: Jim Costa – Win
Congressional District 17: Ro Khanna – Win
Congressional District 18: Anna Eshoo – Win
Congressional District 19: Zoe Lofgren – Win
Congressional District 20: Jimmy Panetta – Win
Congressional District 21: TJ Cox – Win
Congressional District 22: Andrew Janz – Loss
Congressional District 23: No endorsement
Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal – Win
Congressional District 25: Katie Hill – Win
Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley – Win
Congressional District 27: Judy Chu – Win
Congressional District 28: Adam Schiff – Win
Congressional District 29: Tony Cárdenas – Win
Congressional District 30: Brad Sherman – Win
Congressional District 31: Pete Aguilar – Win
Congressional District 32: Grace Napolitano – Win
Congressional District 33: Ted Lieu – Win
Congressional District 34: Jimmy Gomez – Win
Congressional District 35: Norma Torres – Win
Congressional District 36: Raul Ruiz – Win
Congressional District 37: Karen Bass – Win
Congressional District 38: Linda Sánchez – Win
Congressional District 39: Gil Cisneros – Win
Congressional District 40: Lucille Roybal-Allard – Win
Congressional District 41: Mark Takano – Win
Congressional District 42: No endorsement
Congressional District 43: Maxine Waters – Win
Congressional District 44: Nanette Barragán – Win
Congressional District 45: Katie Porter – Win
- Primary: Dave Min – Loss
Congressional District 46: Lou Correa – Win
Congressional District 47: Alan Lowenthal – Win
Congressional District 48: Harley Rouda – Win
Congressional District 49: Mike Levin – Win
- Primary: Sara Jacobs – Loss
Congressional District 50: Ammar Campa-Najjar – Loss
Congressional District 51: Juan Vargas – Win
Congressional District 52: Scott Peters – Win
Congressional District 53: Susan Davis – Win

California Senate:

Senate District 2: Mike McGuire – Win
Senate District 4: No endorsement
Senate District 6: Richard Pan – Win
Senate District 8: Bob Wieckowski – Win
Senate District 10: No endorsement
Senate District 12: Anna Caballero – Win
Senate District 14: Melissa Hurtado – Win
Senate District 16: No endorsement
Senate District 18: Bob Hertzberg – Win
Senate District 20: Connie Leyva – Win
Senate District 22: Mike Eng – Loss and Susan Rubio – Win
- Primary: Mike Eng – Win and Susan Rubio – Win
Senate District 24: Maria Elena Durazo – Win
Senate District 26: Ben Allen – Win
Senate District 28: Joy Silver – Loss
Senate District 30: Holly Mitchell – Win
Senate District 32: Bob Archuleta – Win
- Special Election: Vanessa Delgado – Win
Senate District 34: Tom Umberg – Win
Senate District 36: Marggie Castellano – Loss
Senate District 38: No endorsement
Senate District 40: Ben Hueso – Win

California Assembly:

Assembly District 1: No endorsement
Assembly District 2: Jim Wood – Win
Assembly District 3: Sonia Aery – Loss
Assembly District 4: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry – Win
Assembly District 5: No endorsement
Assembly District 6: Jackie Smith – Loss
Assembly District 7: Kevin McCarty – Win
Assembly District 8: No endorsement
Assembly District 9: Jim Cooper – Win
Assembly District 10: No endorsement
Assembly District 11: James Frazier – Win
Assembly District 12: No endorsement
Assembly District 13: Susan Eggman – Win
Assembly District 14: No endorsement
Assembly District 15: Jovanka Beckles – Loss
Assembly District 16: Catharine Baker – Loss
Assembly District 17: David Chiu – Win
Assembly District 18: Rob Bonta – Win
Assembly District 19: Phil Ting – Win
Assembly District 20: Bill Quirk – Win
Assembly District 21: No endorsement
Assembly District 22: Kevin Mullin – Win
Assembly District 23: No endorsement
Assembly District 24: Marc Berman – Win
Assembly District 25: Kansen Chu – Win
Assembly District 26: No endorsement
Assembly District 27: Ash Kalra – Win
Assembly District 28: Evan Low – Win
Assembly District 29: Mark Stone – Win
Assembly District 30: Robert Rivas – Win
Assembly District 31: No endorsement
Assembly District 32: No endorsement
Assembly District 33: No endorsement
Assembly District 34: No endorsement
Assembly District 35: No endorsement
Assembly District 36: No endorsement
Assembly District 37: Monique Limón – Win
Assembly District 38: Christy Smith – Win
Assembly District 39: Luz Rivas – Win
Assembly District 40: No endorsement
Assembly District 41: Chris Holden – Win
Assembly District 42: No endorsement
Assembly District 43: Laura Friedman – Win
Assembly District 44: Jacqui Irwin – Win
Assembly District 45: Jesse Gabriel – Win
Assembly District 46: No endorsement
Assembly District 47: Eloise Reyes – Win
Assembly District 48: Blanca Rubio – Win
Assembly District 49: Ed Chau – Win
Assembly District 50: Richard Bloom – Win
Assembly District 51: Wendy Carrillo – Win
Assembly District 52: Freddie Rodriguez – Win
Assembly District 53: Miguel Santiago – Win
Assembly District 54: Sydney Kamlager – Win
Assembly District 56: Eduardo Garcia – Win
Assembly District 57: Ian Calderon – Win
Assembly District 58: No endorsement
Assembly District 59: Reginald Jones-Sawyer – Win
Assembly District 60: Sabrina Cervantes – Win
Assembly District 61: Jose Medina – Win
Assembly District 62: Autumn Burke – Win
Assembly District 63: Anthony Rendon – Win
Assembly District 64: Mike Gipson – Win
Assembly District 65: Sharon Quirk-Silva – Win
Assembly District 66: Al Muratsuchi – Win
Assembly District 67: No endorsement
Assembly District 68: No endorsement
Assembly District 69: Tom Daly – Win
Assembly District 70: Patrick O’Donnell – Win
Assembly District 71: No endorsement
Assembly District 72: Josh Lowenthal – Loss
Assembly District 73: Scott Rhinehart – Loss
Assembly District 74: No endorsement
Assembly District 75: No endorsement
Assembly District 76: Tasha Boerner Horvath – Win
Assembly District 77: Sunday Gover – Loss
Assembly District 78: Todd Gloria – Win
Assembly District 79: Shirley Weber – Win
Assembly District 80: Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher – Win

Local:

Alameda Board of Education: Joaquin Rivera – Win
Anaheim City Council – District 2: Jordan Brandman – Win
BART Board – District 8: Janice Li – Win
Berkeley City Council – District 8: Lori Droste – Win
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees: Adam Spickler – Win
Carlsbad Mayor: Cori Schumacher – Loss
Chico City Council: Alexandria Brown – Win
Davis City Council: Linda Deos – Loss and Eric Gudz – Loss
Duarte City Council: Bryan Urias – Win
Dublin City Council: Shawn Kumagai – Win
El Cerrito Mayor: Gabriel Quinto – Win
Encinitas City Council: Joe Mosca – Win
Fullerton City Council – District 5: Ahmad Zahra – Win
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education: Anthony Duarte – Win
Kern County Board of Supervisors – District 2: Whitney Weddell – Loss
Los Angeles County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang – Win
Montebello City Council: Vivian Romero – Loss
Oakland City Council – District 6: Marlo Rodriguez – Loss
Orange City Council: Betty Valencia – Loss
Rancho City Council: John Gallegos-Cordero – Loss
Redlands City Council: Denise Davis – Win
Redwood City Council: Jason Galisatus – Loss
Richmond City Council: Cesar Zepeda – Loss
San Carlos City Council: Laura Parmer-Lohan – Win
San Diego City Council – District 2: Dr. Jen Campbell – Win
San Diego County Sheriff: Dave Myers – Loss
San Francisco Board of Education: Phil Kim – Loss and Mia Satya – Loss
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8: Rafael Mandelman – Win
- Special Election: Rafael Mandelman – Win and Jeff Sheehy – Loss
San Francisco Mayor: Mark Leno – Loss
San Jose City Council – District 9: Shay Franco-Clausen – Loss
San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools: Nancy Magee – Win and Gary Waddell – Loss
Santa Ana City Council – Ward 2: Paul Gonzalez – Loss
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors – District 4: Jimmy Dutra – Loss
Valley County Water District Board: Ralph Galvan – Loss
Ventura County Community College Board of Trustees – Area 1: Dina Pialet – Loss and AJ Valenzuela – Loss
West Basin Water District Board: Scott Houston – Win

Judicial:

San Francisco Superior Court – Seat 11: Niki Solis – Loss

Past Endorsements

Click here for a list of our 2017 endorsements.
Click here for a list of our 2016 endorsements.