November 2026 Stonewall Democratic Club Endorsements
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California Statewide Offices
Governor — Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor — Fiona Ma
Attorney General — Rob Bonta*
Secretary of State — Shirley N. Weber*
State Controller — Malia M. Cohen*
State Treasurer — Eleni Kounalakis
Superintendent of Public Instruction — Richard Barrera
Board of Equalization — Under Consideration
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Sheriff — Robert Luna*
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 64 — Maria Ghobadi
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 65 — Anna Slotky Reitano
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 87 — David DeJute+
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 131 — Donna Tryfman
Federal Races — U.S. House
U.S. Representative, California’s 6th Congressional District — Dr. Richard
Pan
U.S. Representative, California’s 22nd Congressional District — Randy
Villegas^
U.S. Representative, California’s 27th Congressional District — George
Whitesides*
U.S. Representative, California’s 28th Congressional District — Judy Chu*
U.S. Representative, California’s 29th Congressional District — Luz Rivas*
U.S. Representative, California’s 30th Congressional District — Laura
Friedman*
U.S. Representative, California’s 31st Congressional District — Gilbert R.
Cisneros Jr.*
U.S. Representative, California’s 32nd Congressional District — Brad
Sherman*
U.S. Representative, California’s 34th Congressional District — Jimmy
Gomez*
U.S. Representative, California’s 36th Congressional District — Ted Lieu*
U.S. Representative, California’s 37th Congressional District — Sydney
Kamlager-Dove*
U.S. Representative, California’s 38th Congressional District — Hilda Solis
U.S. Representative, California’s 39th Congressional District — Mark
Takano*+
U.S. Representative, California’s 41st Congressional District — Linda
Sánchez*
U.S. Representative, California’s 42nd Congressional District — Robert
Garcia*+
U.S. Representative, California’s 43rd Congressional District — Maxine
Waters*
U.S. Representative, California’s 44th Congressional District — Nanette
Barragán*
U.S. Representative, California’s 48th Congressional District — Marni von
Wilpert^
California Legislature — State Assembly
State Assembly, District 40 — Pilar Schiavo*
State Assembly, District 42 — Deborah Klein Lopez
State Assembly, District 43 — Celeste Rodriguez*
State Assembly, District 44 — Nick Schultz*
State Assembly, District 49 — Mike Fong*
State Assembly, District 51 — Rick Chavez Zbur*+
State Assembly, District 52 — Jessica Caloza*
State Assembly, District 54 — Mark González*+
State Assembly, District 55 — Isaac G. Bryan*
State Assembly, District 57 — Sade Elhawary*+
State Assembly, District 60 — Corey A. Jackson*+
State Assembly, District 61 — Tina McKinnor*
State Assembly, District 62 — José Luis Solache*+
State Assembly, District 65 — Ayanna Davis
State Assembly, District 66 — Under Consideration
State Assembly, District 67 — Mark Pulido
State Assembly, District 72 — Chris Kluwe^
California Legislature — State Senate
State Senate, District 20 — Caroline Menjivar*+
State Senate, District 24 — John Erickson+
State Senate, District 26 — Under Consideration
State Senate, District 28 — Lola Smallwood-Cuevas*
State Senate, District 36 — Chris Duncan^
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor — Karen Bass*
Los Angeles City Attorney — Marissa Roy
Los Angeles City Council, District 3 — Barri Worth Girvan
Los Angeles City Council, District 9 — Estuardo Mazariegos
Municipal Races
Alhambra City Council, District 5 — Melissa Michelson
Burbank City Council (At-Large) — Mike Van Gorder
Culver City Unified School District Board (At-Large) — Brian Guerrero
El Monte Mayor — Jessica Ancona
El Segundo City Council (At-Large) — John Pickhaver
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board, Trustee Area 2 —
Johnathon “Johnny” Yoder
Lawndale Elementary School District Board, Trustee Area 1 —
Jennifer R. Bagley
Montebello City Council, District 1 — Rafael Santoya
Mountain View School District Board of Education (At-Large) — Cindy
Wu
Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees,
Trustee Area 1 — Francis Pollara
Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, District 1 —
Felita Kealing
Santa Clarita City Council, District 2 — Brett Haddoak
Santa Clarita City Council, District 4 — Valerie Bradford
Santa Clarita City Council, District 5 — Kelvin Driscoll
Santa Clarita Community College District (College of the Canyons)
Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 1 — Reza Rassool
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 1 —
Noah M. Ropp
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 3 —
Lynne Plambeck
William S. Hart Union High School District Board, Trustee Area 2 —
Julee Brooks
William S. Hart Union High School District Board, Trustee Area 5 —
Stacy Fortner
Santa Monica City Council (At-Large) — Brett Morrow
Santa Monica City Council (At-Large) — Daniel Ivanov
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Kera Blades-Snell
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Tom Peters
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Sion Roy
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Luis Barrera Castañón
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Alicia Mignano
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Stacy Rouse
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Robbie Staenberg
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Laurie Lieberman
West Covina City Council, District 2 — Leslie H. Garcia
West Hollywood City Council (At-Large) — Helen Krieger
West Hollywood City Council (At-Large) — Stephen J. Post
West Hollywood City Council — Chelsea Lee Byers*+
Other Municipal Races
Burbank City Council — Nikki Perez*+
Burbank City Council — Tamala Takahashi*
Culver City Council — Freddy Puza*+
Fontana Mayor — Jocelyn “Joz” Sida
Monterey Park City Council, District 1 — Thomas Wong*+
Riverside City Council, Ward 2 — Aram “Ayra” Ayrapetyan
San Bernardino City Council, Ward 2 — Christian Thomas Shaughnessy+
San Bernardino City Council, Ward 4 — Joseph Salas
Santa Monica City Council — Caroline Torosis*
School & Community College Boards
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 2 —
Steven F. Veres*
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 4 —
Darryn Harris*
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 6 —
Gabriel Buelna*
Culver City USD Board Member — Triston Ezidore*+
Culver City USD Board Member — Stephanie Loredo*+
Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee, Area 1 - Francis Pollara
Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee, Area 7 — Alton Wang*+
Federal Races Outside California
U.S. Representative, Arizona’s 6th Congressional District — JoAnna
Mendoza+
New Hampshire, Senate Seat - Chris Pappas
PREVIOUS 2026 ENDORSEMENTS — Election Completed
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Assessor — Jeffrey Prang*+
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 1 — María Elena Durazo
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3 — Lindsey P. Horvath*
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 2 — Tal K. Valbuena+
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 14 — Irene Lee
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 60 — Ann M. Maurer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 66 — Ben Forer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 81 — David Walgren*
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 181 — Ryan Dibble
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 196 — Candice J. Henry
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council, District 1 — Eunisses Hernandez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 5 — Katy Yaroslavsky*
Los Angeles City Council, District 7 — Monica Rodriguez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 13 — Hugo Soto-Martinez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 15 — Tim McOsker*
California Statewide Offices
Governor — Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor — Fiona Ma
Attorney General — Rob Bonta*
Secretary of State — Shirley N. Weber*
State Controller — Malia M. Cohen*
State Treasurer — Eleni Kounalakis
Superintendent of Public Instruction — Richard Barrera
Board of Equalization — Under Consideration
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Sheriff — Robert Luna*
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 64 — Maria Ghobadi
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 65 — Anna Slotky Reitano
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 87 — David DeJute+
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 131 — Donna Tryfman
Federal Races — U.S. House
U.S. Representative, California’s 6th Congressional District — Dr. Richard
Pan
U.S. Representative, California’s 22nd Congressional District — Randy
Villegas^
U.S. Representative, California’s 27th Congressional District — George
Whitesides*
U.S. Representative, California’s 28th Congressional District — Judy Chu*
U.S. Representative, California’s 29th Congressional District — Luz Rivas*
U.S. Representative, California’s 30th Congressional District — Laura
Friedman*
U.S. Representative, California’s 31st Congressional District — Gilbert R.
Cisneros Jr.*
U.S. Representative, California’s 32nd Congressional District — Brad
Sherman*
U.S. Representative, California’s 34th Congressional District — Jimmy
Gomez*
U.S. Representative, California’s 36th Congressional District — Ted Lieu*
U.S. Representative, California’s 37th Congressional District — Sydney
Kamlager-Dove*
U.S. Representative, California’s 38th Congressional District — Hilda Solis
U.S. Representative, California’s 39th Congressional District — Mark
Takano*+
U.S. Representative, California’s 41st Congressional District — Linda
Sánchez*
U.S. Representative, California’s 42nd Congressional District — Robert
Garcia*+
U.S. Representative, California’s 43rd Congressional District — Maxine
Waters*
U.S. Representative, California’s 44th Congressional District — Nanette
Barragán*
U.S. Representative, California’s 48th Congressional District — Marni von
Wilpert^
California Legislature — State Assembly
State Assembly, District 40 — Pilar Schiavo*
State Assembly, District 42 — Deborah Klein Lopez
State Assembly, District 43 — Celeste Rodriguez*
State Assembly, District 44 — Nick Schultz*
State Assembly, District 49 — Mike Fong*
State Assembly, District 51 — Rick Chavez Zbur*+
State Assembly, District 52 — Jessica Caloza*
State Assembly, District 54 — Mark González*+
State Assembly, District 55 — Isaac G. Bryan*
State Assembly, District 57 — Sade Elhawary*+
State Assembly, District 60 — Corey A. Jackson*+
State Assembly, District 61 — Tina McKinnor*
State Assembly, District 62 — José Luis Solache*+
State Assembly, District 65 — Ayanna Davis
State Assembly, District 66 — Under Consideration
State Assembly, District 67 — Mark Pulido
State Assembly, District 72 — Chris Kluwe^
California Legislature — State Senate
State Senate, District 20 — Caroline Menjivar*+
State Senate, District 24 — John Erickson+
State Senate, District 26 — Under Consideration
State Senate, District 28 — Lola Smallwood-Cuevas*
State Senate, District 36 — Chris Duncan^
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor — Karen Bass*
Los Angeles City Attorney — Marissa Roy
Los Angeles City Council, District 3 — Barri Worth Girvan
Los Angeles City Council, District 9 — Estuardo Mazariegos
Municipal Races
Alhambra City Council, District 5 — Melissa Michelson
Burbank City Council (At-Large) — Mike Van Gorder
Culver City Unified School District Board (At-Large) — Brian Guerrero
El Monte Mayor — Jessica Ancona
El Segundo City Council (At-Large) — John Pickhaver
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board, Trustee Area 2 —
Johnathon “Johnny” Yoder
Lawndale Elementary School District Board, Trustee Area 1 —
Jennifer R. Bagley
Montebello City Council, District 1 — Rafael Santoya
Mountain View School District Board of Education (At-Large) — Cindy
Wu
Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees,
Trustee Area 1 — Francis Pollara
Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, District 1 —
Felita Kealing
Santa Clarita City Council, District 2 — Brett Haddoak
Santa Clarita City Council, District 4 — Valerie Bradford
Santa Clarita City Council, District 5 — Kelvin Driscoll
Santa Clarita Community College District (College of the Canyons)
Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 1 — Reza Rassool
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 1 —
Noah M. Ropp
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 3 —
Lynne Plambeck
William S. Hart Union High School District Board, Trustee Area 2 —
Julee Brooks
William S. Hart Union High School District Board, Trustee Area 5 —
Stacy Fortner
Santa Monica City Council (At-Large) — Brett Morrow
Santa Monica City Council (At-Large) — Daniel Ivanov
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Kera Blades-Snell
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Tom Peters
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Sion Roy
Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees
(At-Large) — Luis Barrera Castañón
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Alicia Mignano
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Stacy Rouse
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Robbie Staenberg
Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
(At-Large) — Laurie Lieberman
West Covina City Council, District 2 — Leslie H. Garcia
West Hollywood City Council (At-Large) — Helen Krieger
West Hollywood City Council (At-Large) — Stephen J. Post
West Hollywood City Council — Chelsea Lee Byers*+
Other Municipal Races
Burbank City Council — Nikki Perez*+
Burbank City Council — Tamala Takahashi*
Culver City Council — Freddy Puza*+
Fontana Mayor — Jocelyn “Joz” Sida
Monterey Park City Council, District 1 — Thomas Wong*+
Riverside City Council, Ward 2 — Aram “Ayra” Ayrapetyan
San Bernardino City Council, Ward 2 — Christian Thomas Shaughnessy+
San Bernardino City Council, Ward 4 — Joseph Salas
Santa Monica City Council — Caroline Torosis*
West Hollywood City Council — Chelsea Lee Byers*+
School & Community College Boards
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 2 —
Steven F. Veres*
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 4 —
Darryn Harris*
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat No. 6 —
Gabriel Buelna*
Culver City USD Board Member — Triston Ezidore*+
Culver City USD Board Member — Stephanie Loredo*+
Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee, Area 1 - Francis Pollara
Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee, Area 7 — Alton Wang*+
Federal Races Outside California
U.S. Representative, Arizona’s 6th Congressional District — JoAnna
Mendoza+
New Hampshire, Senate Seat - Chris Pappas
PREVIOUS 2026 ENDORSEMENTS — Election Completed
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Assessor — Jeffrey Prang*+
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 1 — María Elena Durazo
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3 — Lindsey P. Horvath*
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 2 — Tal K. Valbuena+
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 14 — Irene Lee
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 60 — Ann M. Maurer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 66 — Ben Forer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 81 — David Walgren*
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 181 — Ryan Dibble
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 196 — Candice J. Henry
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council, District 1 — Eunisses Hernandez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 5 — Katy Yaroslavsky*
Los Angeles City Council, District 7 — Monica Rodriguez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 13 — Hugo Soto-Martinez*
Los Angeles City Council, District 15 — Tim McOsker*
Other Municipal Races
Covina City Treasurer — Neil Polzin+
Glendale City Clerk — Suzie Abajian*
Glendale City Treasurer — Rafi Manoukian*
Glendale City Council — Elen Asatryan*
Glendale City Council — Dan Brotman*
Glendale City Council — Alek Bartrosouf+
Lancaster City Council — Rocio Castellanos
Lancaster City Council — Cedric White
Long Beach City Council, District 5 — Megan Kerr*
Pasadena City Council, District 7 — Jason Lyon+
San Dimas City Council, District 2 — Eric Nakano+
San Fernando City Council — Sean Rivas
San Fernando City Council — Mary Solorio
School & Community College Boards
LAUSD Board of Education, District 2 — Dr. Rocío Rivas*
Glendale Community College District, Trustee Area 2 — Edit Khachatryan
Glendale Community College District, Trustee Area 3 — Manuel Magpapian
Proposition 1 — Yes ($11.25 billion bond for affordable and veterans
housing)
Proposition 3 — Yes (Makes the Proposition 30/55 high-income tax
permanent for schools and health care)
Proposition 4 — Yes (Repeals the ban on public campaign financing)
Proposition 5 — Yes (Removes the replacement-candidate question
from statewide recall elections)
Proposition 39 — No (Requires voter identification for in-person and
mail voting)
Proposition 40 - Yes (One-time 5% tax on billionaires for health care)
Proposition 41 — No (Establishes audit and Gann Limit rules that
would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 42 — No (Constitutional ban on new wealth and
personal-property taxes; would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 43 — No (Requires a two-thirds vote for citizen-initiated
local special taxes)
Proposition 44 — No (Requires federally qualified health centers to
spend 90% of revenue on “program services”)
Local Measures
Los Angeles County Measure A — Yes (Binding arbitration for
Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department unions)
Los Angeles County Measure E — Yes (Locks in the Ethics
Commission and restores Measure J funding)
Los Angeles City Measure PRK — Yes (Doubles the minimum
Recreation and Parks budget over ten years)
Santa Monica Measure RR — Yes (Prohibits eviction for rent arrears
of less than one month’s fair-market rent)
Santa Monica Measure VV — Yes (Extends just-cause protections to
renters of single-family
Municipal Races
Covina City Treasurer — Neil Polzin+
Glendale City Clerk — Suzie Abajian*
Glendale City Treasurer — Rafi Manoukian*
Glendale City Council — Elen Asatryan*
Glendale City Council — Dan Brotman*
Glendale City Council — Alek Bartrosouf+
Lancaster City Council — Rocio Castellanos
Lancaster City Council — Cedric White
Long Beach City Council, District 5 — Megan Kerr*
Pasadena City Council, District 7 — Jason Lyon+
San Dimas City Council, District 2 — Eric Nakano+
San Fernando City Council — Sean Rivas
San Fernando City Council — Mary Solorio
School & Community College Boards
LAUSD Board of Education, District 2 — Dr. Rocío Rivas*
Glendale Community College District, Trustee Area 2 — Edit Khachatryan
Glendale Community College District, Trustee Area 3 — Manuel Magpapian
Proposition 1 — Yes ($11.25 billion bond for affordable and veterans
housing)
Proposition 3 — Yes (Makes the Proposition 30/55 high-income tax
permanent for schools and health care)
Proposition 4 — Yes (Repeals the ban on public campaign financing)
Proposition 5 — Yes (Removes the replacement-candidate question
from statewide recall elections)
Proposition 39 — No (Requires voter identification for in-person and
mail voting)
Proposition 40 - Yes (One-time 5% tax on billionaires for health care)
Proposition 41 — No (Establishes audit and Gann Limit rules that
would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 42 — No (Constitutional ban on new wealth and
personal-property taxes; would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 43 — No (Requires a two-thirds vote for citizen-initiated
local special taxes)
Proposition 44 — No (Requires federally qualified health centers to
spend 90% of revenue on “program services”)
Local Measures
Los Angeles County Measure A — Yes (Binding arbitration for
Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department unions)
Los Angeles County Measure E — Yes (Locks in the Ethics
Commission and restores Measure J funding)
Los Angeles City Measure PRK — Yes (Doubles the minimum
Recreation and Parks budget over ten years)
Santa Monica Measure RR — Yes (Prohibits eviction for rent arrears
of less than one month’s fair-market rent)
Santa Monica Measure VV — Yes (Extends just-cause protections to
renters of single-family