Endorsed Candidates

2026 General Election:
Tuesday, November 3, 2026


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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS


*Note: "No Endorsement" = no candidate was deemed qualified for endorsement. 

 

2026 Endorsements:

November Municipal Election Endorsements

Mayor

Compton Mayor

Emma Sharif

 

El Monte Mayor

Jessica Ancona

 

Inglewood Mayor

Gloria Gray

 

Lawndale Mayor

Robert Pullen Miles

 

Los Angeles Mayor

Karen Bass

 


Countywide

Los Angeles County Sheriff

Robert Luna

 


Library District & Rent Control

Palos Verdes Library District, At Large

Beth Whittenbury

Maria Villa Lathrop

 

Santa Monica Rent Control Board, At Large

Heather Thomason

Kurt Gonska

Sue Himmelrich

 


City Clerk and Treasurer

 

Burbank City Clerk

Kimberley Clark

 

Carson City Clerk

Khaleah Bradshaw

 

Carson City Treasurer

Monica Cooper

 

El Monte City Clerk

Jerry Velasco

 

Hawthorne City Clerk

Dayna Williams-Hunter

 

Hawthorne City Treasurer

L. David Patterson

 

Montebello City Treasurer

No Endorsement

 


Superior Court Judge

LA Superior Court, Seat 64

Maria Ghobadi

 

LA Superior Court, Seat 65

Justin Clayton

 

LA Superior Court, Seat 87

David DeJute

 


City Attorney

Los Angeles City Attorney

Marissa Roy

 


City Council

Alhambra City Council, District 1

Amy J. Wong

 

Alhambra City Council, District 5

Adele Andrade-Stadler

 

Artesia City Council, At Large

Melissa Ramoso

Ali Taj

No Endorsement

 

Bell Gardens City Council, At Large

Miguel De La Rosa

Francis Sanchez

 

Bellflower City Council, District 1

Aaron Drake

 

Burbank City Council, At Large

Nikki Perez

Tamala Takahashi

Mike Van Gorder

 

Carson City Council, District 2

Jim Dear

 

Carson City Council, District 4

John Hollaway

 

Claremont City Council, District 4

Anna Jacobsen

 

Commerce City Council, At Large

Kevin Lainez

 

Compton City Council, District 2

Bennie Tinson

 

Cudahy City Council, At Large

Cynthia Gonzalez

Cynthia Romo

 

Culver City Council, At Large

Freddy Puza

No Consensus

 

Downey City Council, District 4

Martha C. Rodriguez

 

El Monte City Council, District 6

Marisol Cortez

 

El Segundo City Council, At Large

John Pickhaver

 

Glendora City Council, District 1

Teri Merrick

 

Hawthorne City Council, At Large

Katrina Manning

Alexandre “Alex” Monteiro

 

Hermosa Beach City Council, At Large

Maggie Bove-Lamonica

Ray Jackson

Eric Horne

 

Huntington Park City Council, District 2

Karina Macias

 

Huntington Park City Council, District 4

Graciela Ortiz

 

Huntington Park City Council, District 5

Celia Rivas

 

Inglewood City Council, District 2

No Endorsement

 

Los Angeles City Council, District 3

Barri Worth Girvan

 

Los Angeles City Council, District 9

Jose Ugarte

 

Lynwood City Council, At Large

Juan Munoz Guevara

No Consensus

No Consensus

 

Malibu City Council

Daniel Smith

 

Maywood City Council, At Large

Eddie De La Riva

Mayra Aguiluz

 

Monrovia City Council, At Large

Larry Spicer

Tamala Kelly

 

Montebello City Council, District 1

Georgina Tamayo

 

Montebello City Council, District 3

No Endorsement

 

Montebello City Council, District 4

Danielle Romero

 

Montebello City Council, District 5

James Santana

 

Monterey Park City Council, District 5

Vinh Ngo

 

Palmdale City Council, District 3

Anain Robles

 

Palmdale City Council, District 4

Eric Ohlsen

 

Palmdale City Council, District 5

Raycine Ector

 

Pico Rivera City Council, At Large

Gustavo Camacho

John Garcia

 

Pomona City Council, District 2

Jacky Elizalde

 

Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, At Large

David Chura

 

Rosemead City Council, At Large

Diana Lam

Sandra Armenta

 

San Gabriel City Council, At Large

Denise Menchaca

No Endorsement

 

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 Monica City Council, At Large

Caroline Torosis

Brett Morrow

Danny Ivanov

 

South El Monte City Council, At Large

Rudy Bojorquez

 

South Gate City Council, At Large

Joshua Barron

 

South Pasadena City Council, At Large

Michael Cacciotti

 

West Covina City Council, District 2

Leslie Garcia

 

West Covina City Council, District 5

Fredrick Sykes

 

West Hollywood City Council, At Large

Chelsea Byers

Jonathan Cottrell

Helen Krieger


 

Community College Board

Antelope Valley CCD, Trustee Area 2

Ricardo Ortega

 

Antelope Valley CCD, Trustee Area 4

Nashon Mitchell

 

Compton CCD, Trustee Area 1

Andres Ramos

 

Compton CCD, Trustee Area 2

Nicole Jones

 

Compton CCD, Trustee Area 4

Juanita Doplemore

 

El Camino CCD, Trustee Area 5

MyLoc Dinh

 

LA Community College District, Seat 2

Steve Veres

 

LA Community College District, Seat 4

Darryn Harris

 

LA Community College District, Seat 6

Randall Winston

 

Long Beach CCD, Trustee Area 1

Uduak-Joe Ntuk

 

Long Beach CCD, Trustee Area 3

Sunny Zia

 

Long Beach CCD, Trustee Area 5

Susana Gonzalez-Edmond

 

Pasadena Area CCD, Trustee Area 1

Francis Pollara

 

Pasadena Area CCD, Trustee Area 3

Steve Gibson

 

Pasadena Area CCD, Trustee Area 5

Kristine Kwong

 

Rio Hondo CCD, Trustee Area 1

Anais Medina Diaz

 

Rio Hondo CCD, Trustee Area 3

No Consensus

 

Santa Clarita CCD, Trustee Area 1

Reza Rassool

 

Santa Monica CCD, At Large

Kera Snell

Luis Barrera Castanon

Sion Roy

Tom Peters


School Board

ABC Unified, Trustee Area 2

Al Barlevy

 

ABC Unified, Trustee Area 5

Brian Ferrer

 

Bellflower Unified, Trustee Area 1

No Endorsement

 

Bellflower Unified, Trustee Area 2

Renita Armstrong

 

Bellflower Unified, Trustee Area 5

Brad Crihfield

 

Beverly Hills Unified, At Large

Jackie Kruger

Kimberly Lifschitz

 

Burbank Unified, Trustee Area 3

Rosemary Morrison

 

Burbank Unified, Trustee Area 4

George Saikali

 

Culver City Unified, At Large

Triston Ezidore

Brian Guerrero

Stephanie Loredo

 

Downey Unified, Trustee Area 7

Betty Monroy

 

East Whittier City School District, Trustee Area 1

Lisa Dabbs

 

Eastside Union School District, Trustee Area 5

Anouk Harvey

 

El Monte Union High School District, Trustee Area 3

Kristy Socorro Rowe

 

El Monte Union High School District, Trustee Area 4

Florencio Briones

 

Garvey School District, Trustee Area 1

Andy Yam

 

Hacienda La Puente Unified, Trustee Area 2

Johnny Yoder

 

Hacienda La Puente Unified, Trustee Area 4

Gino Kwok

 

Hacienda La Puente Unified, Trustee Area 5

No Endorsement

 

William S. Hart Union High School District, Trustee Area 2

Julee Brooks

 

William S. Hart Union High School District, Trustee Area 5

Stacy Fortner

 

Inglewood Unified, Trustee Area 1

Joyce Randall

 

Inglewood Unified, Trustee Area 3

Yaritza A. Gonzalez

 

Lancaster School District, Trustee Area 2

Oscar Iraheta

 

Lawndale Elementary School District, Trustee Area 1

Jennifer Bagley

 

Lawndale Elementary School District, Trustee Area 2

Varun “Sunny” Tamrakar

 

Little Lake City School District, Trustee Area 5

Dora Sandoval

 

Lynwood Unified, At Large

Alma Ruby Andrade

Jose Luis Piña

 

Monrovia Unified, Trustee Area 5

Abigail Veltman

 

Mountain View School District, At Large

Adam Carranza

Veronica Sifuentes

No Consensus

 

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, Trustee Area 4

Anthony Armendarez

 

Palmdale School District, Area 1

Ralph Velador

 

Palmdale School District, Area 3

Joann Smith

 

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, At Large

Allyson Lehrer

Louis Harley

 

Pasadena Unified, District 1

Felita Kealing

 

Pasadena Unified, District 3

Michelle Richardson Bailey

 

Pasadena Unified, District 5

Patrice Marshall McKenzie

 

Pasadena Unified, District 7

Cynthia Torres

 

Rowland Unified, Trustee Area 5

Kevin Hayakawa

 

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, At Large

Alicia Mignano, Laurie Lieberman

Robbie Staenberg, Stacy Rouse

 

Saugus Union School District, Trustee Area 1

Larry Grable

 

Saugus Union School District, Trustee Area 2

Alisa Gentry

 

Saugus Union School District, Trustee Area 5

Chris Trunkey

 

Torrance Unified, Area D

Ryan Rauzon

 

Whittier City School District, Trustee Area 3

Norma Rodarte

 

Whittier City School District, Trustee Area 5

Andrew Roble

 

Whittier Union High School District, Trustee Area 4

Irma Rodriguez Moisa

 

Whittier Union High School District, Trustee Area 5

Armando Urteaga

 


Water Board

Foothill Municipal Water District, Division 4

Amy Chen

 

Palmdale Water District, Division 2

Christina Fraga-Saenz

 

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Division 1

Noah Ropp

 

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Division 3

Lynne Plambeck

 

Three Valleys Municipal Water District, Division 3

Monica Aleman Gibbs

 

Water Replenishment District, Division 1

Joy Langford

 

Water Replenishment District, Division 3

No Endorsement

 

Water Replenishment District, Division 4

Jorgel Chavez

 

West Basin Municipal Water District, Division 1

Tommy Faavae

 

West Basin Municipal Water District, Division 2

Gloria Gray

 

 


 

STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS AND LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES

 

2026 General Ballot Measure Endorsements

 

Locality

Proposition

/Measure

Type

Recommendation

STATEWIDE Prop 1 The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 YES
STATEWIDE Prop 2 Save for California's Future Act YES
STATEWIDE Prop 3 California Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding Initiative YES
STATEWIDE Prop 4 Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026 YES
STATEWIDE Prop 5 Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment YES
STATEWIDE Prop 37 Creates loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes. Initiative statute. YES
STATEWIDE Prop 38 Authorizes bonds for immunology research. Initiative statute. YES
STATEWIDE Prop 39 Prohibits Citizens From Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. NO
STATEWIDE Prop 40 One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative YES
STATEWIDE Prop 41 Prohibit Excluding New State Taxes from Spending Limit and Require Special Tax Audits Initiative NO
STATEWIDE Prop 42 Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes Initiative NO
STATEWIDE Prop 43 Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative Prohibition Amendment NO
STATEWIDE Prop 44 Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers Initiative NO
STATEWIDE Prop 45 Expedited Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative NO
Los Angeles County A Los Angeles County Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations and Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration For Certified Public Safety Employee Disputes YES
Los Angeles County E County of Los Angeles Ethics Commission and Community Investment Budget Allocation Charter Amendment YES
Charter Oaks Unified School District SM School Modernization and Repair Bond Measure YES
City of Bell Gardens W Municipal Water System Sale Measure NO
City of Burbank CR City Services Measure YES
City of Burbank CC Charter Amendment Measure – City Council Election Methods NO
City of Burbank CD By-District Council Elections Measure NO
City of Carson CU Carson City Government Accountability, Charter Reform, No Tax Increase Measure NO ENDORSEMENT
City of Cudahy OK Keep Cudahy Sales Tax Revenues Local Measure YES
City of Cudahy HT Cudahy Rent Stabilization Protection Measure YES
City of Culver City AA Public Schools Excellence in Education Act of 2026 YES
City of Culver City T Emergency Response and General Services Hotel Tax Measure YES
City of Culver City YV 16- and 17-Year-Old Local Voting Measure NO ENDORSEMENT
City of Diamond Bar Q Diamond Bar Local Control, City Services Measure YES
City of El Segundo CT Non-Charitable Nonprofit Business License Tax Measure YES
City of Hawaiian Gardens BL Business License Tax Modernization YES
City of Hawthorne O Hotel Tax Increase Measure YES
Hawthorne School District HH Hawthorne School District School Repair/Improvement Measure YES
City of Hermosa Beach HB Local Sales Tax YES
City of Huntington Park HP City Council Lifetime Term Limit NO
City of Inglewood AT Ordinance To Amend the Admissions Tax for Large Venues YES
City of Inglewood BB Ordinance To Eliminate Advertising on Public Right-of-Way NO
Inglewood Unified School District MM Safety, Repair, Upgrade Measure YES
City of Los Angeles TE Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire Disaster. YES
City of Los Angeles LA City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting. Charter Amendment NO
City of Los Angeles PL City Planning Department. Charter Amendment NO ENDORSEMENT
City of Los Angeles EE City Ethics, Elections, and Governance. Charter Amendment NO
City of Los Angeles PRK City Department of Recreation and Parks Budget. Charter Amendment YES
City of Los Angeles PRT City Airports, Harbor, and Water and Power Departments. Charter Amendment YES
City of Los Angeles FD Funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department Through a One-Half Percent Sales Tax. Initiative Ordinance YES
City of Los Angeles SC Campaign Finance Rules Related to Board of Education Elections. Charter Amendment. NO ENDORSEMENT
City of Lynwood L Lynwood Public Safety/Community Protection/City Services Measure YES
City of Monterey Park HOM Proposition to Create HOME Housing Overlays in Monterey Park YES
City of Monterey Park AAA Hotel and Short-Term Rental Tax Increase Measure YES
City of Palmdale DE Directly Elected Mayor Measure NO ENDORSEMENT
City of Palos Verdes Estates PVE Palos Verdes Estates Law Enforcement Services and Pension Liability Payment Measure YES
City of Paramount P City of Paramount Public Safety, Environment, Streets, and Business Improvement Measure YES
City of Pasadena PFD City of Pasadena 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency Medical/Wildfire Preparedness/Response Measure YES
City of Rancho Palos Verdes RS Rancho Palos Verdes Public Safety/City Services Measure YES
City of Redondo Beach ART Commercial Development and Housing Density Land-Use Measure YES
City of Rosemead RC City Charter Measure YES
City of San Gabriel PS San Gabriel Public Safety/Local Control YES
City of San Marino UP San Marino Service Preservation Measure YES
Santa Monica School District ES Excellent Santa Monica Public Schools Parcel Tax Measure YES
City of Santa Monica GG Measure to Amend Santa Monica Rent Control Law: Administrative YES
City of Santa Monica RR Measure to Amend Santa Monica Rent Control Law: Eviction Tenant Protections YES
City of Santa Monica VV Measure to Modify Requirements in the City’s Housing Policies Law Expanding Just Cause Eviction Protections YES
City of Santa Monica TT Measure to Establish Major Events Period for the Existing Transient Occupancy Tax YES
City of South El Monte CL Term Limits Reform Measure YES
City of South El Monte RM City Council Reform Measure YES
City of South Gate SG Fiscal Emergency Street Maintenance, Youth Programs, Parks Funding Protection Measure YES
City of South Pasadena SOS Street/Road/Pothole Repair, 9-1-1 Safety Measure YES
City of Whittier EL Municipal Election Date Charter Amendment YES
City of Whittier EV Mayor and City Council Term Limits Charter Amendment YES
Claremont Unified School District CS Claremont Unified School District Classroom Safety, Health and Repair Measure YES
El Rancho Unified School District ED School Modernization and Safety Bond YES
Glendora Unified School District G Classroom Repair Extension Measure YES
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District B USD School Board Term Limits Measure NO ENDORSEMENT
Keppel Union School District K Keppel Union School District Classroom Repair, Safety, Upgrade Measure YES
Las Virgenes Unified School District LV School Parcel Tax Renewal YES
Pasadena Area Community College UP Pasadena City College Measure Preserving Affordable Higher Education/ Career Training Without Increasing Tax Rates YES
San Marino Unified School District SMS San Marino Unified School District Quality Education Measure YES
Temple City Unified School District TCS School Safety and Classroom Upgrade Bond YES
Valle Lindo School District R School Facilities Improvement Bond Measure YES

 

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