Equality California 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.

Statewide Propositions:

Proposition 1 – Protect Abortion Rights in California – WIN
Proposition 28 – Support Arts & Music Education in California Schools – WIN
Proposition 31 – Protect California Kids from Big Tobacco’s Candy-Flavored Products – WIN

Statewide Constitutional Offices:

Governor: Gavin Newsom – WIN
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis – WIN
Attorney General: Rob Bonta – WIN
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara – WIN
Secretary of State: Shirley Weber – WIN
Controller: Malia Cohen – WIN
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond – WIN
Treasurer: Fiona Ma – WIN
Board of Equalization, District 1: Jose Altamirano – LOSS
Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber – WIN
Board of Equalization, District 3: Tony Vazquez – WIN

U.S. Senate:

Short Term (ending January 3, 2023): Alex Padilla – WIN

U.S. House of Representatives:

Congressional District 2: Jared Huffman – WIN
Congressional District 3: Dr. Kermit Jones – LOSS
Congressional District 4: Mike Thompson – WIN
Congressional District 6: Ami Bera – WIN
Congressional District 7: Doris Matsui – WIN
Congressional District 8: John Garamendi – WIN
Congressional District 9: Josh Harder – WIN
Congressional District 10: Mark DeSaulnier – WIN
Congressional District 11: Nancy Pelosi – WIN
Congressional District 12: Barbara Lee – WIN
Congressional District 14: Eric Swalwell – WIN
Congressional District 15: Kevin Mullin – WIN
Congressional District 16: Anna Eshoo – WIN
Congressional District 17: Ro Khanna – WIN
Congressional District 18: Zoe Lofgren – WIN
Congressional District 19: Jimmy Panetta – WIN
Congressional District 21: Jim Costa – WIN
Congressional District 23: Derek Marshall – LOSS
Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal – WIN
Congressional District 25: Raul Ruiz – WIN
Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley – WIN
Congressional District 27: Christy Smith – LOSS
Congressional District 28: Judy Chu – WIN
Congressional District 29: Tony Cárdenas – WIN
Congressional District 30: Adam Schiff – WIN
Congressional District 31: Grace Napolitano – WIN
Congressional District 32: Brad Sherman – WIN
Congressional District 33: Pete Aguilar – WIN
Congressional District 34: Jimmy Gomez – WIN
Congressional District 35: Norma Torres – WIN
Congressional District 36: Ted Lieu – WIN
Congressional District 37: Sydney Kamlager – WIN
Congressional District 38: Linda Sánchez – WIN
Congressional District 39: Mark Takano – WIN
Congressional District 40: Dr. Asif Mahmood – LOSS
Congressional District 41: Will Rollins – LOSS
Congressional District 42: Robert Garcia – WIN
Congressional District 43: Maxine Waters – WIN
Congressional District 44: Nanette Barragán – WIN
Congressional District 45: Jay Chen – LOSS
Congressional District 46: Lou Correa – WIN
Congressional District 47: Katie Porter – WIN
Congressional District 49: Mike Levin – WIN
Congressional District 50: Scott Peters – WIN
Congressional District 51: Sara Jacobs – WIN
Congressional District 52: Juan Vargas – WIN

California Senate:

Senate District 2: Mike McGuire – WIN
Senate District 4: Tim Robertson – LOSS
Senate District 6: Paula Villescaz – LOSS
Senate District 8: Dave Jones – LOSS
Senate District 10: Aisha Wahab – WIN
Senate District 14: Anna Caballero – WIN
Senate District 18: Steve Padilla – WIN
Senate District 20: Daniel Hertzberg – LOSS and Caroline Menjivar – WIN
Senate District 24: Ben Allen – WIN
Senate District 26: María Elena Durazo – WIN
Senate District 28: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas – WIN
Senate District 34: Tom Umberg – WIN
Senate District 36: Kim Carr – LOSS
Senate District 38: Catherine Blakespear – WIN
Senate District 40: Joseph C. Rocha – LOSS

California Assembly:

Assembly District 2: Jim Wood – WIN
Assembly District 4: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry – WIN
Assembly District 6: Kevin McCarty – WIN
Assembly District 10: Eric Guerra – LOSS
Assembly District 11: Lori Wilson – WIN
Assembly District 12: Sara Aminzadeh – LOSS
Assembly District 14: Buffy Wicks – WIN
Assembly District 16: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan – WIN
Assembly District 17: Matt Haney – WIN
Assembly District 18: Mia Bonta – WIN
Assembly District 19: Phil Ting – WIN
Assembly District 20: Shawn Kumagai – LOSS
Assembly District 21: Diane Papan – WIN
Assembly District 22: Jessica Self – LOSS
Assembly District 23: Marc Berman – WIN
Assembly District 24: Alex Lee – WIN
Assembly District 25: Ash Kalra – WIN
Assembly District 26: Evan Low – WIN
Assembly District 27: Esmeralda Soria – WIN
Assembly District 28: Gail Pellerin – WIN
Assembly District 29: Robert Rivas – WIN
Assembly District 30: Dawn Addis – WIN
Assembly District 35: Leticia Perez – LOSS
Assembly District 37: Gregg Hart – WIN
Assembly District 38: Steve Bennett – WIN
Assembly District 39: Juan Carrillo – WIN
Assembly District 40: Pilar Schiavo – WIN
Assembly District 41: Chris Holden – WIN
Assembly District 42: Jacqui Irwin – WIN
Assembly District 43: Luz Rivas – WIN
Assembly District 44: Laura Friedman – WIN
Assembly District 46: Jesse Gabriel – WIN
Assembly District 47: Christy Holstege – LOSS
Assembly District 49: Mike Fong – WIN
Assembly District 50: Eloise Gómez Reyes – WIN
Assembly District 51: Rick Chavez Zbur – WIN
Assembly District 52: Wendy Carrillo – WIN
Assembly District 54: Miguel Santiago – WIN
Assembly District 55: Isaac Bryan – WIN
Assembly District 56: Lisa Calderon – WIN
Assembly District 57: Reggie Jones-Sawyer – WIN
Assembly District 58: Sabrina Cervantes – WIN
Assembly District 60: Corey Jackson – WIN
Assembly District 61: Tina McKinnor – WIN
Assembly District 62: Anthony Rendon – WIN
Assembly District 63: Fauzia Rizvi – LOSS
Assembly District 64: Blanca Pacheco – WIN
Assembly District 65: Mike Gipson – WIN
Assembly District 66: Al Muratsuchi – WIN
Assembly District 68: Avelino Valencia – WIN
Assembly District 69: Josh Lowenthal – WIN
Assembly District 70: Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen – LOSS
Assembly District 74: Chris Duncan – LOSS
Assembly District 76: Brian Maienschein – WIN
Assembly District 78: Chris Ward – WIN
Assembly District 79: Akilah Weber – WIN
Assembly District 80: David Alvarez – WIN and Georgette Gómez – LOSS

Local:

Adelanto Elementary School District Governing Board, TA 4: Resa Barillas – LOSS
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3 : Rebecca Kaplan – LOSS
Alameda County Transit Board Director, At-Large: Alfred Twu – LOSS
Alhambra City Council – District 1: Ari Gutiérrez Arámbula – LOSS
Anaheim Union High School District, TA 1: Billie Joe Wright – LOSS
Antelope Valley College District Board of Trustees, Area 2: Giovanni Christon-Pope – LOSS
Baldwin Park City Council: Ralph Galvan – LOSS
BART Board, District 8: Janice Li – WIN
Buena Park City Council District 2: Jose Trinidad Castaneda – WIN
Burbank City Council: Nikki Perez – WIN
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees Area 2: Adam Spickler – WIN
Cathedral City Council, District 5: Raymond Gregory – WIN
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 3: Harris Mojadedi – WIN
College of the Desert Board of Trustees, Area 4: Dr. Joel Kinnamon – WIN
Compton Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 1: Andres Ramos – WIN
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 4: Ken Carlson – WIN
Covina City Clerk: Drew Aleman – WIN
Culver City Council, At-Large: Freddy Puza – WIN
Culver City Unified School Board: Stephanie Loredo & Triston Ezidore – WIN
Cupertino City Council, At-Large: Joseph “JR” Fruen – WIN
El Cerrito City Council: Carolyn Wysinger & Gabriel Quinto – WIN
El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees: Florencio Briones – WIN
Elk Grove Unified School District Board, Trustee Area 2: Michael Vargas – WIN
Desert Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 1: Marcus Miceli – LOSS
Fresno City Council, District 1: Annalisa Perea – WIN
Fullerton City Council, District 5: Ahmad Zahra – WIN
Hart Union High School District, TA 2: Andrew Taban – LOSS
Helix Water District Board of Directors, Division 2: Andrea Beth Damsky – WIN
Hollister City Council, District 2: Rolan Resendiz – WIN
Imperial Beach Mayor: Paloma Aguirre – WIN
La Habra City School District Board of Education: Adam Rogers – WIN
Los Angeles City Council, District 13: Mitch O’Farrell – LOSS
Montebello Unified School District Board of Education: James Santana – LOSS
Monterey Mayor: Tyller Williamson – WIN
Monterey City Council, District 1: Thomas Wong – WIN
Oak Grove School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 3: Jorge Pacheco Jr. – WIN
Oakland City Council, District 4: Janani Ramachandran – WIN and Nenna Joiner – LOSS (Dual Endorsement)
Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, District 4: Nick Resnick – WIN
Palm Springs City Council, District 2: Jeffrey Bernstein – WIN
Palm Springs City Council, District 3: Ron deHarte – WIN
Pasadena City Council, District 7: Jason Lyon – WIN
Pasadena Community College Board of Trustees, District 7: Alton Wang – WIN
Redwood City Council, District 2: Chris Sturken – WIN
Richmond City Council, District 2: Cesar Zepeda – WIN
San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 4: Nathan Gonzales – WIN
San Diego City Council, District 2: Dr. Jen Campbell – WIN
San Dimas City Council, District 2: Eric Nakano – WIN
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 4: Joel Engardio – WIN
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6: Honey Mahogany – LOSS and Matt Dorsey – WIN (Dual Endorsement)
San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, District 8: Rafael Mandelman – WIN
San Jose City Council, District 3: Omar Torres – WIN
San Leandro City Council, District 1: Celina Reynes – WIN
San Leandro City Council, District 3: Victor Aguilar, Jr. – WIN
San Leandro Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area 2: James Aguilar – WIN
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 3: Laura Parmer-Lohan – LOSS
San Mateo City Council, District 3: Sarah Fields – LOSS
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, District 4: Jimmy Dutra – LOSS
Santa Monica City Council: Albin Gielicz – LOSS
Santa Monica Rent Control Board: Danny Ivanov – LOSS
Santa Paula City Council, At-Large: Pedro Chavez – WIN
Signal Hill City Council: Keir Jones – WIN
Seal Beach City Council, District 3: Stephanie Wade – LOSS
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Amie Carter – WIN
Sunnyvale City Council, District 5: Richard Mehlinger – WIN
Tracy City Council: Dan Arriola – WIN & William Muetzenberg – LOSS
Three Valley Municipal Water District, Water Board, Division 1: Frank Guzman – LOSS
Vallejo City Council, District 5: Tara Beasley-Stansberry – LOSS
Vallejo City Unified School District Board of Education: John Fox – WIN
Victor Valley Union High School District, District 2: Caleb Castaneda – LOSS
West Basin Municipal Water District Director, Division IV: Scott Houston – WIN

Bold indicates an openly LGBTQ+ candidate.

Bold indicates an openly LGBTQ candidate.

Past Endorsements

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