ACJDC Endorsements

June 2026 Primary Endorsements

Governor: Xavier Becerra

Lieutenant Governor: Josh Fryday

Secretary of State: Shirley Weber

State Controller: Malia Cohen

Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis

Attorney General: Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen

State Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber

10th Congressional District: Mark Desaulnier

State Senate District 10: David Cohen

14th Assembly District: Buffy Wicks

16th Assembly District: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

18th Assembly District: Mia Bonta

Superior Court Judge, Office #13: Michael P. Johnson

Superior Court Judge, Office #19: Selia Warren

State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Josh Newman

County Superintendent of Schools: Alysse Castro

Member, Board of Education, 4th Trustee Area: Aisha Knowles

Member, Board of Education, 7th Trustee Area: Cheryl Cook-Kallio

County Supervisor, District 2: Elisa Márquez

County Supervisor, District 3: Lena Tam

District Attorney: Ursula Jones Dickson

Measure A, Peralta Community College Tax Renewal: YES

Endorsement Process

Per our Bylaws, the ACJDC Board determines the number of candidates that may be endorsed in each race and the process for voting on endorsements. Endorsements requires a 60% vote of the membership. The Board’s recommendations are not disclosed until after the closing of candidate statements at the ACJDC endorsement meeting and ballots are distributed.

For the June 2026 primary election, ACJDC co-hosted candidate forums with leading Democratic candidates for governor, and asked candidates in select races to submit questionnaires to help inform endorsement decisions. Find these resources below.

California Governor Candidate Forum Video Recordings

Governor Candidate Forum #1: Antonio Villaraigosa (starting at 5:10), Katie Porter (starting at 33:14), and Tony Thurmond (starting at 55:10). Click here.

Governor Candidate Forum #2: Ian Calderon, Betty Yee, and Eric Swalwell all spoke in forum #2, but have subsequently withdrawn from the governor’s race. To avoid confusion, the recording is available only by request.

Governor Candidate Forum #3: Matt Mahan (starting at 5:01), Tom Steyer (starting at 33:25), Xavier Becerra (starting at 1:04:42). Click here.

June 2026 Primary Candidate Questionnaires

To help inform endorsement decisions, ACJDC invited all eligible candidates running for select local, state, and federal offices to complete an endorsement questionnaire. Click here to view completed questionnaires. The following candidates returned completed questionnaires (ordered by last name):

  • Lieutenant Governor: Josh Fryday and Janelle Kellman

  • Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen and Patrick Wolff

  • Board of Equalization: Sally Lieber

  • Congressional District 14: Melissa Hernandez, Rakhi Israni, Matt Ortega, Aisha Wahab

  • Senate District 10: David Cohen, Anne Kepner, Scott Sakakihara

  • District Attorney: Ursula Jones-Dickson, Gopal Krishan

  • Superior Court Judge Seat 13: Cabral Bonner, Michael Johnson

  • Superior Court Judge Seat 19: Patricia Miles, Selia Warren

For each of these races above, all eligible candidates were invited to submit questionnaires. However, not all races were selected for questionnaires.

Click here to view completed questionnaires for the June 2026 Primary Election.